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