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