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