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