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