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