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