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