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