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