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