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