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