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