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