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