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Job Description
Construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries. Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats, following blueprints. Work involves use of hand and power tools, plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles. Assist in testing assembled vessels. Direct cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces. Inspect and repair boiler fittings, such as safety valves, regulators, automatic-control mechanisms, water columns, and auxiliary machines.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2011.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 62,200.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 29.00
- Currently, there are 16,660 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Boilermakers”.
Also Known As…
- Boilermakers
- Service Technician
- Boilermaker Welder
- Boilermaker Pipe Fitter
- Boilermaker Mechanic
- Boilermaker
- Boiler Technician
- Boiler Service Technician
- Boiler Repairman
- Boiler Mechanic
- Boiler Maker
- Pressure Tester
- Manufacturing Assembler
- Locomotive Boilermaker
- Industrial Boilermaker
- Fitter Up
- Erector
- Boilermaker Helper
- Boilermaker Fitter
- Boilermaker Apprentice
- Boilerhouse Mechanic
- Boiler/Chiller Technician
- Boiler Welder
- Boiler Tester
- Boiler Shop Mechanic
- Boiler Setter
- Boiler Reliner
- Boiler Installer
- Boiler Fitter
- Boiler Erector
- Boiler Control Technician
Tasks for “Assembler”
- Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.
- Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
- Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts.
- Straighten or reshape bent pressure vessel plates or structure parts, using hammers, jacks, or torches.
- Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.
- Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments.
- Shape or fabricate parts, such as stacks, uptakes, or chutes, to adapt pressure vessels, heat exchangers, or piping to premises, using heavy-metalworking machines such as brakes, rolls, or drill presses.
- Repair or replace defective pressure vessel parts, such as safety valves or regulators, using torches, jacks, caulking hammers, power saws, threading dies, welding equipment, or metalworking machinery.
- Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.
- Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal and locate and mark bending and cutting lines, using protractors, compasses, and drawing instruments or templates.
- Position, align, and secure structural parts or related assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or vats of pressure vessels, following blueprints.
- Assemble large vessels in an on-site fabrication shop prior to installation to ensure proper fit.
- Shape seams, joints, or irregular edges of pressure vessel sections or structural parts to attain specified fit of parts, using cutting torches, hammers, files, or metalworking machines.
- Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints.
- Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place.
- Clean pressure vessel equipment, using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.
- Install refractory bricks or other heat-resistant materials in fireboxes of pressure vessels.
Related Technology & Tools
- Slip joint pliers
- Sledgehammers
- Wire brushes
- Laser levels
- Slings
- Air scalers
- Ventilation fans
- Framing squares
- Staging equipment
- Chalk lines
- Plumb bobs
- Serrating tools
- Channel lock pliers
- Leather protective clothing
- Respiratory protection equipment
- Jig saws
- Welding oxygen regulators
- Vise grip pliers
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Pin punches
- Tube wall reducing tools
- Circular saws
- Punch presses
- Hammer wrenches
- Desktop computers
- Beam trolleys
- Contour markers
- Squares
- Hydraulic boom trucks
- Workshop cranes
- Brakes
- Air manifolds
- Tube milling machines
- Ball peen hammers
- Welding tips
- Electrode holders
- Allen wrenches
- Overhead hoists
- Hydraulic jacks
- Cutoff saws
- Dust masks
- Adjustable pipe wrenches
- Filtered lenses
- Safety goggles
- Scribers
- Side cutting pliers
- Forklifts
- Drill point gauges
- Air hammers
- Hydraulic cranes
- Pneumatic hoists
- Chipping hammers
- Screw jacks
- Full-face respirators
- Full body harnesses
- Ear plugs
- Chain pulleys
- Pre-heating torches
- Drill presses
- Power grinders
- Dividers
- Protractors
- Power saws
- Socket wrench sets
- Bar clamps
- Pipe vises
- Carbon dioxide CO2 meters
- Calipers
- Pipe and tubing cutters
- Chain hoists
- Scissor lifts
- Cutting torches
- Shackles
- Air grinders
- Personal computers
- Air compressors
- Hacksaws
- Sliding t-bevels
- Portable welding machines
- Metal-cutting snips
- Beam clamps
- Welding tip cleaning files
- Wedges
- Needle pressure gauges
- Bench vises
- Blacksmiths' punches
- Two way radios
- Hydraulic stub pullers
- Center punches
- Inspection mirrors
- Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Water levels
- Lead hammers
- Digital levels
- Swing stages
- Digital lasers
- End cutting pliers
- Measuring tapes
- Hard hats
- Beveling machines
- Wire rope pullers
- Tube drifts
- Pneumatic drills
- Milling machines
- Safety glasses
- Adjustable crescent wrenches
- Tap sets
- Engineers' levels
- Straightedges
- Oxygen lances
- Stick electrodes
- Box end wrenches
- Plate clamps
- Fire extinguishers
- Air carbon arc cutting equipment
- Combination wrenches
- Chain wrenches
- Welding distribution panels
- Reciprocating saws
- Utility hoists
- Screwdrivers
- Oxygen concentration meters
- Sandblasters
- Tube pullers
- Soft face hammers
- C clamps
- Flashback arrestors
- Torque wrenches
- Temperature sticks
- Splitting chisels
- Micrometers
- Swivel hoist rings
- Bench lathes
- Compasses
- Open end wrenches
- Caulking guns
- Pry bars
- Spud wrenches
- Scaffolding
- Atmospheric testing equipment
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Telescoping gauges
- Computer-controlled welding equipment
- Drift pins
- Strap wrenches
- Ladders
- Heat lamps
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Bolt cutters
- Spreader beams
- Shears
- Welding shields
- Bull pins
- Utility knives
- Scale rules
- Nibblers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Metal-cutting chisels
- Trammel points
- X ray inspection equipment
- Putty knives
- Protective gloves
- Ground clamps
- Electrode ovens
- Flaring tools
- Catalyst dispensers
- Atmospheric monitoring devices
- Buffing tools
- Plasma arc welding equipment
- Friction lighters
- Telescoping lifts
- Combination squares
- Welding adaptors
- Steamboat ratchet jacks
- Acetylene torches
- Non-sparking hammers
- Claw hammers
- Tube end facers
- Clear lenses
- Half-face respirators
- Longnose pliers
- Fire retardant coveralls
- Spirit levels
- Hand saws
- Transit levels
- Block and tackle equipment
- Resin spray guns
- Hydrostatic testers
- Vernier calipers
- Chain falls
- Microsoft Windows
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Excel
- Health and safety training software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word