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