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