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