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