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