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