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