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