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