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