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