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