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