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