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