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