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