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