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