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“Boiler Fitter” will maybe be replaced by robots.

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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”.

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Tasks for “Boiler Fitter”

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.
Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.
Install refractory bricks or other heat-resistant materials in fireboxes of pressure vessels.
Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments.
Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints.
Position, align, and secure structural parts or related assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or vats of pressure vessels, following blueprints.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.
Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place.
Straighten or reshape bent pressure vessel plates or structure parts, using hammers, jacks, or torches.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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Beam trolleys
Plasma arc welding equipment
Allen wrenches
Sledgehammers
Welding tips
End cutting pliers
Box end wrenches
Strap wrenches
Pry bars
Framing squares
Drill presses
Chain falls
Fire extinguishers
Open end wrenches
Personal computers
Temperature sticks
Ladders
Two way radios
Clear lenses
Utility knives
Tube end facers
Spud wrenches
Hard hats
Shielded arc welding tools
Protective gloves
Carbon dioxide CO2 meters
Single-cut mill saw files
Respiratory protection equipment
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Chain pulleys
Full-face respirators
Pre-heating torches
Spirit levels
Metal-cutting chisels
Chain wrenches
Air hammers
Cutting torches
Ventilation fans
Serrating tools
Straightedges
Bolt cutters
Electrode holders
Welding adaptors
Torque wrenches
Digital levels
Ear plugs
Channel lock pliers
Filtered lenses
Plumb bobs
Pneumatic drills
Slings
Punch presses
Wire brushes
Hydrostatic testers
Pipe and tubing cutters
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Sandblasters
Self-contained breathing apparatus
Overhead hoists
Squares
Vernier calipers
Adjustable pipe wrenches
Hydraulic jacks
Wire rope pullers
Block and tackle equipment
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Power saws
Transit levels
Welding oxygen regulators
Scale rules
Hacksaws
Compasses
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Heat lamps
X ray inspection equipment
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Resin spray guns
Non-sparking hammers
Pneumatic impact wrenches
Half-face respirators
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Tube milling machines
Wedges
Lead hammers
Atmospheric testing equipment
Swivel hoist rings
Bench vises
Plate clamps
Beam clamps
Bar clamps
Welding tip cleaning files
Chalk lines
Reciprocating saws
Computer-controlled welding equipment
Nibblers
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Buffing tools
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Cutoff saws
Steamboat ratchet jacks
Milling machines
Pipe vises
Shears
Air carbon arc cutting equipment
Beveling machines
Bench lathes
Friction lighters
Forklifts
Air compressors
Dividers
Tube wall reducing tools
Air manifolds
Tap sets
Pin punches
Brakes
Metal-cutting snips
Oxygen concentration meters

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