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