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