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