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