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