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Boilermakers
$66.92K Median Salary 1.3K Job Openings (Annual Projection) -1.3% Job Growth
About This Career
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.
Reported Job Titles
Boiler Maker, Boiler Mechanic, Boiler Repairman, Boiler Service Technician, Boiler Technician, Boilermaker, Boilermaker Mechanic, Boilermaker Pipe Fitter, Boilermaker Welder, Service Technician
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Control Precision
Finger Dexterity
Near Vision
Problem Sensitivity
Deductive Reasoning
Manual Dexterity
Multilimb Coordination
Inductive Reasoning
Oral Comprehension
Trunk Strength
Visualization
Information Ordering
Static Strength
Oral Expression
Written Comprehension
Auditory Attention
Category Flexibility
Extent Flexibility
Far Vision
Flexibility of Closure
Perceptual Speed
Reaction Time
Selective Attention
Speech Clarity
Speech Recognition
Written Expression
Knowledge
Design
Mathematics
Building and Construction
Mechanical
Production and Processing
Customer and Personal Service
Engineering and Technology
Skills
Operations Monitoring
Operation and Control
Critical Thinking
Equipment Maintenance
Quality Control Analysis
Repairing
Troubleshooting
Equipment Selection
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Judgment and Decision Making
Time Management
Technology Skills
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
Computer based training software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Office suite software
Operating system software
Word processing software
Computer aided design CAD software
Tools
Hoists
Levels
Punches or nail sets or drifts
Blow torch
Power saws
Cold chisels
Respirators
Hammers
Jacks
Specialty wrenches
Loading equipment
Drill press or radial drill
Pneumatic grinders
Safety glasses
Pressure indicators
Compasses
Squares
Blocks or pulleys
Locking pliers
Below the hook device
Pneumatic sanding machines
Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
End cut pliers
Single gas monitors
Shielded metal arc welding or stick welding machine
Pipe or tube cutter
Hex keys
Welding or brazing tip cleaner file
Welding electrode
C clamps
Workshop cranes
Mill saw file
Drill gauge
Masks or accessories
Manlift or personnel lift
Tape measures
Welding or cutting tip
Calipers
Shackle
Electrode holder
Manual press brake
Power buffers
Platform lift
Pullers
Hand clamps
Protective coveralls
Socket sets
Welding masks
Hand sprayers
Slip or groove joint pliers
Milling machines
Tube wrenches
Respiration air supplying self contained breathing apparatus or accessories
Welding regulator oxygen
Welding robots
Tracer or duplicating or contouring lathe
Plasma arc welding machine
Laboratory heaters
Pneumatic hammer
Fans
Telescoping boom lift
Goggles
Resin guns
Inspection mirror
Hydraulic truck cranes
Metal markers or holders
Pneumatic drill
Demolition hammers
Sledge hammer
Safety harnesses or belts
Spot welding machine
Tube end finisher
Threading taps
Ball peen hammer
Telescoping gauge
Lasers
Tungsten inert gas welding machine
Adjustable wrenches
Lighters
Scales
Straight edges
Scissor lift or lift table
Flashback arrestor
Girder trolleys
Hand reamer
Drive pins
Air samplers or collectors
Metal inert gas welding machine
Saws
Fire retardant apparel
Pipe wrenches
Temperature indicating stick
X ray radiography examination equipment
Multi gas monitors
Claw hammer
Power flaring tool
Level sensors or transmitters
Welding generator
Bevels
Tinners snips
Hacksaw
Two way radios
Pipe vises
Pneumatic impact wrenches
Ladders
Micrometers
Air manifolds
Air compressors
Fire extinguishers
Putty knives
Screwdrivers
Hard hats
Slings
Nibblers
Bench vises
Scaffolding
Pry bars
Bolt cutters
Scribers
Utility knives
Forklifts
Combination wrenches
Chalk lines
Protective gloves
Wedges
Power grinders
Plumb bobs
Longnose pliers
Box end wrenches
Ear plugs
Torque wrenches
Shears
Open end wrenches
Protractors
Caulking guns
Desktop computers
Wire brushes
Strap wrenches
Personal computers
