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