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