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