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