Will “Boiler Repairman” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
68% Chance of Automation
“Boiler Repairman” will maybe 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 Installer
- Boiler Fitter
- Boiler Erector
- Boiler Control Technician
- Assembler
Tasks for “Boiler Repairman”
- Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place.
- Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
- 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.
- Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments.
- Assemble large vessels in an on-site fabrication shop prior to installation to ensure proper fit.
- Clean pressure vessel equipment, using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.
- 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.
- Install refractory bricks or other heat-resistant materials in fireboxes of pressure vessels.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Safety glasses
- Air scalers
- Dust masks
- Wire rope pullers
- Ventilation fans
- Staging equipment
- Adjustable pipe wrenches
- Acetylene torches
- Sliding t-bevels
- Box end wrenches
- Telescoping lifts
- Scaffolding
- Computer-controlled welding equipment
- Ear plugs
- Leather protective clothing
- Trammel points
- Cutoff saws
- Ladders
- Torque wrenches
- Atmospheric testing equipment
- Bench lathes
- Air compressors
- Bench vises
- Shears
- Contour markers
- Plate clamps
- Straightedges
- Longnose pliers
- Pneumatic drills
- Sandblasters
- Putty knives
- Reciprocating saws
- Allen wrenches
- Two way radios
- Channel lock pliers
- Pipe vises
- Beam clamps
- Chalk lines
- Safety goggles
- Power grinders
- Slip joint pliers
- Pry bars
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Oxygen concentration meters
- Tube drifts
- Chain hoists
- Tube wall reducing tools
- Utility knives
- Non-sparking hammers
- Tube pullers
- Welding oxygen regulators
- Utility hoists
- Squares
- Bar clamps
- Beam trolleys
- Metal-cutting snips
- Full-face respirators
- Protective gloves
- Buffing tools
- Welding tips
- Beveling machines
- Hand saws
- Needle pressure gauges
- Steamboat ratchet jacks
- Claw hammers
- Vernier calipers
- Hydraulic stub pullers
- Framing squares
- Caulking guns
- End cutting pliers
- Combination squares
- Center punches
- Pin punches
- Screwdrivers
- Air manifolds
- Temperature sticks
- Chain wrenches
- Hydraulic jacks
- Personal computers
- Scribers
- Digital levels
- Hammer wrenches
- Side cutting pliers
- Combination wrenches
- Hydrostatic testers
- Digital lasers
- Drill presses
- Welding distribution panels
- Hydraulic boom trucks
- Transit levels
- Cutting torches
- Overhead hoists
- Drill point gauges
- Atmospheric monitoring devices
- Catalyst dispensers
- Strap wrenches
- Vise grip pliers
- Flashback arrestors
- Respiratory protection equipment
- Welding shields
- Calipers
- Bull pins
- C clamps
- Stick electrodes
- Bolt cutters
- Desktop computers
- Electrode holders
- Water levels
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Ground clamps
- Micrometers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Power saws
- Brakes
- Forklifts
- Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Chipping hammers
- Welding adaptors
- Pneumatic hoists
- Spirit levels
- Jig saws
- Air hammers
- Slings
- Scissor lifts
- Scale rules
- Block and tackle equipment
- Tube milling machines
- Laser levels
- Heat lamps
- Fire retardant coveralls
- Plasma arc welding equipment
- Measuring tapes
- Fire extinguishers
- Tap sets
- Friction lighters
- Metal-cutting chisels
- Workshop cranes
- Drift pins
- Chain falls
- Milling machines
- Sledgehammers
- Clear lenses
- Adjustable crescent wrenches
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Flaring tools
- Soft face hammers
- Spud wrenches
- Dividers
- Punch presses
- Air carbon arc cutting equipment
- Spreader beams
- Air grinders
- Portable welding machines
- Inspection mirrors
- Electrode ovens
- Hydraulic cranes
- Carbon dioxide CO2 meters
- Hacksaws
- Half-face respirators
- Pre-heating torches
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Engineers' levels
- Nibblers
- Oxygen lances
- Pipe and tubing cutters
- Screw jacks
- Circular saws
- Ball peen hammers
- Splitting chisels
- Lead hammers
- Telescoping gauges
- Open end wrenches
- Wire brushes
- Compasses
- Filtered lenses
- Hard hats
- Plumb bobs
- Protractors
- Welding tip cleaning files
- Serrating tools
- Chain pulleys
- X ray inspection equipment
- Tube end facers
- Swivel hoist rings
- Socket wrench sets
- Shackles
- Blacksmiths' punches
- Swing stages
- Full body harnesses
- Wedges
- Resin spray guns
- Microsoft Word
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Windows
- Health and safety training software