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