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