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