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