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