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