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