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