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