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