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