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