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