Boilermakers
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.
- Tasks
- 17 tasks16 core, 1 supplemental
- Family
- Construction & ExtractionOne of its 65 occupations
- Code
- 47-2011.00SOC 2018: 47-2011
What the work is made of
16 core tasks and 1 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place.Core taskTask 11442Rated by 69 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 2. Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts.Core taskTask 11446Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 3. 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.Core taskTask 11441Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 4. Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments.Core taskTask 11450Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 5. Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.Core taskTask 11439Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 6. Position, align, and secure structural parts or related assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or vats of pressure vessels, following blueprints.Core taskTask 11449Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 7. Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.Core taskTask 11445Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 8. 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.Core taskTask 11451Rated by 69 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 9. Assemble large vessels in an on-site fabrication shop prior to installation to ensure proper fit.Core taskTask 11454Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 10. 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.Core taskTask 11444Rated by 69 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 11. Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.Core taskTask 11438Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 12. 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.Core taskTask 11448Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 13. Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.Core taskTask 11440Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 14. Straighten or reshape bent pressure vessel plates or structure parts, using hammers, jacks, or torches.Core taskTask 11447Rated by 69 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 15. Install refractory bricks or other heat-resistant materials in fireboxes of pressure vessels.Core taskTask 11453Rated by 66 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 16. Clean pressure vessel equipment, using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.Core taskTask 11452Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 17. Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints.Supplemental taskTask 11443Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 47-2011
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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