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