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