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