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