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