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