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