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