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