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