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