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