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