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