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