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