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