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