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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 Control Technician
- Assembler
Tasks for “Boiler Erector”
- 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.
- Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.
- 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.
- Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.
- Straighten or reshape bent pressure vessel plates or structure parts, using hammers, jacks, or torches.
- Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints.
- Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts.
- Position, align, and secure structural parts or related assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or vats of pressure vessels, following blueprints.
- Clean pressure vessel equipment, using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.
- Assemble large vessels in an on-site fabrication shop prior to installation to ensure proper fit.
- Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments.
- Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place.
- 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.
- Install refractory bricks or other heat-resistant materials in fireboxes of pressure vessels.
- Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.
- 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.
- Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
Related Technology & Tools
- Bolt cutters
- Flashback arrestors
- Center punches
- Digital levels
- Chalk lines
- Vernier calipers
- Catalyst dispensers
- Tube pullers
- Tube end facers
- Power grinders
- Welding oxygen regulators
- Scale rules
- Plasma arc welding equipment
- Oxygen concentration meters
- Full body harnesses
- Leather protective clothing
- Tube wall reducing tools
- Electrode holders
- Engineers' levels
- Cutoff saws
- Wedges
- Combination squares
- Welding tips
- Personal computers
- Hard hats
- Shackles
- Caulking guns
- Tube milling machines
- Bull pins
- Computer-controlled welding equipment
- Soft face hammers
- Combination wrenches
- Jig saws
- Protractors
- Half-face respirators
- End cutting pliers
- Micrometers
- Filtered lenses
- Drift pins
- Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Hand saws
- Metal-cutting snips
- Workshop cranes
- Dividers
- Slings
- Protective gloves
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Atmospheric testing equipment
- Nibblers
- Chain wrenches
- Swivel hoist rings
- Acetylene torches
- Scissor lifts
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Bar clamps
- Claw hammers
- Friction lighters
- Carbon dioxide CO2 meters
- Dust masks
- Lead hammers
- Sledgehammers
- Needle pressure gauges
- Beam trolleys
- Box end wrenches
- Air manifolds
- Wire rope pullers
- Hydraulic cranes
- Fire retardant coveralls
- Non-sparking hammers
- Side cutting pliers
- Air grinders
- Chipping hammers
- Atmospheric monitoring devices
- Slip joint pliers
- Flaring tools
- Chain falls
- Adjustable crescent wrenches
- Bench lathes
- Air carbon arc cutting equipment
- Transit levels
- Oxygen lances
- Ear plugs
- Ball peen hammers
- Ladders
- Putty knives
- Welding adaptors
- Welding tip cleaning files
- Contour markers
- Trammel points
- Stick electrodes
- Open end wrenches
- Desktop computers
- Adjustable pipe wrenches
- Air hammers
- Tube drifts
- Torque wrenches
- Cutting torches
- Hacksaws
- Laser levels
- Socket wrench sets
- Full-face respirators
- Electrode ovens
- Telescoping gauges
- Blacksmiths' punches
- Hydrostatic testers
- Welding distribution panels
- Splitting chisels
- Compasses
- Beam clamps
- Pipe vises
- Buffing tools
- Sliding t-bevels
- X ray inspection equipment
- Hydraulic boom trucks
- Staging equipment
- Punch presses
- Pre-heating torches
- Water levels
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Safety glasses
- Circular saws
- Utility hoists
- Steamboat ratchet jacks
- Shears
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Wire brushes
- Hydraulic jacks
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Pry bars
- Spreader beams
- C clamps
- Plumb bobs
- Respiratory protection equipment
- Utility knives
- Ground clamps
- Pipe and tubing cutters
- Bench vises
- Air scalers
- Screw jacks
- Spirit levels
- Pin punches
- Scribers
- Beveling machines
- Ventilation fans
- Portable welding machines
- Hammer wrenches
- Chain hoists
- Measuring tapes
- Safety goggles
- Pneumatic hoists
- Serrating tools
- Air compressors
- Chain pulleys
- Clear lenses
- Drill point gauges
- Fire extinguishers
- Resin spray guns
- Framing squares
- Sandblasters
- Brakes
- Channel lock pliers
- Overhead hoists
- Plate clamps
- Allen wrenches
- Scaffolding
- Block and tackle equipment
- Pneumatic drills
- Temperature sticks
- Reciprocating saws
- Screwdrivers
- Metal-cutting chisels
- Digital lasers
- Straightedges
- Calipers
- Vise grip pliers
- Tap sets
- Swing stages
- Milling machines
- Drill presses
- Welding shields
- Forklifts
- Strap wrenches
- Power saws
- Two way radios
- Squares
- Longnose pliers
- Heat lamps
- Hydraulic stub pullers
- Telescoping lifts
- Inspection mirrors
- Spud wrenches
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Windows
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Health and safety training software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Office