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