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