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