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