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