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