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