Will “Boiler Repairman” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
68% Chance of Automation
“Boiler Repairman” will maybe be replaced by robots.
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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”
- Straighten or reshape bent pressure vessel plates or structure parts, using hammers, jacks, or torches.
- 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.
- Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Install refractory bricks or other heat-resistant materials in fireboxes of pressure vessels.
- Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.
- Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments.
- 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.
- Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Chain falls
- Safety glasses
- Tube wall reducing tools
- Flaring tools
- Digital lasers
- Reciprocating saws
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Swivel hoist rings
- Two way radios
- Hammer wrenches
- Bench vises
- Computer-controlled welding equipment
- Tube drifts
- Vernier calipers
- Bolt cutters
- Laser levels
- Forklifts
- Squares
- Swing stages
- Ladders
- Portable welding machines
- Atmospheric testing equipment
- Spud wrenches
- Acetylene torches
- Scissor lifts
- Plate clamps
- Chain pulleys
- Brakes
- Vise grip pliers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Electrode holders
- Steamboat ratchet jacks
- Combination wrenches
- Block and tackle equipment
- Beam clamps
- Desktop computers
- Utility hoists
- Tube end facers
- X ray inspection equipment
- Jig saws
- Oxygen lances
- Pry bars
- Putty knives
- Air manifolds
- Pneumatic hoists
- Heat lamps
- Air grinders
- Respiratory protection equipment
- Chain wrenches
- Scribers
- Slip joint pliers
- Clear lenses
- Hydraulic jacks
- Screwdrivers
- Calipers
- Open end wrenches
- Bar clamps
- Oxygen concentration meters
- Staging equipment
- Ground clamps
- Compasses
- Telescoping lifts
- Drill presses
- Tube milling machines
- Drift pins
- Chain hoists
- Micrometers
- Welding shields
- Air scalers
- Temperature sticks
- Tube pullers
- Cutting torches
- Sliding t-bevels
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Hard hats
- Scaffolding
- Metal-cutting snips
- Shackles
- Welding oxygen regulators
- Box end wrenches
- Ventilation fans
- Screw jacks
- Circular saws
- Sledgehammers
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Scale rules
- Adjustable crescent wrenches
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Hydraulic cranes
- Inspection mirrors
- Welding distribution panels
- Beam trolleys
- Plasma arc welding equipment
- Cutoff saws
- Fire extinguishers
- Claw hammers
- Longnose pliers
- Stick electrodes
- Half-face respirators
- Pipe and tubing cutters
- Transit levels
- Spreader beams
- Nibblers
- Slings
- Filtered lenses
- Soft face hammers
- Hydrostatic testers
- Utility knives
- Power grinders
- Pneumatic drills
- Non-sparking hammers
- Torque wrenches
- Fire retardant coveralls
- Pre-heating torches
- Buffing tools
- Full body harnesses
- Caulking guns
- Resin spray guns
- Plumb bobs
- Adjustable pipe wrenches
- Water levels
- Lead hammers
- Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Straightedges
- Beveling machines
- Flashback arrestors
- Dividers
- Ball peen hammers
- Measuring tapes
- Carbon dioxide CO2 meters
- Friction lighters
- Personal computers
- Needle pressure gauges
- Welding tips
- Atmospheric monitoring devices
- Punch presses
- Hand saws
- Welding adaptors
- Drill point gauges
- Serrating tools
- Bench lathes
- End cutting pliers
- Chalk lines
- Air compressors
- Combination squares
- Contour markers
- Strap wrenches
- Milling machines
- Shears
- Center punches
- Welding tip cleaning files
- Engineers' levels
- Wedges
- Leather protective clothing
- Trammel points
- Air carbon arc cutting equipment
- Channel lock pliers
- Socket wrench sets
- Catalyst dispensers
- Electrode ovens
- Power saws
- Protective gloves
- Air hammers
- Ear plugs
- Framing squares
- Telescoping gauges
- Bull pins
- Wire brushes
- Hacksaws
- Splitting chisels
- Overhead hoists
- Dust masks
- Pin punches
- Wire rope pullers
- Side cutting pliers
- C clamps
- Full-face respirators
- Pipe vises
- Safety goggles
- Protractors
- Metal-cutting chisels
- Spirit levels
- Sandblasters
- Hydraulic stub pullers
- Allen wrenches
- Tap sets
- Digital levels
- Blacksmiths' punches
- Workshop cranes
- Hydraulic boom trucks
- Chipping hammers
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Windows
- Health and safety training software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word