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