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