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