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