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