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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
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 . | Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired. | |||
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Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment. | ||||
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Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place. | ||||
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Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools. | ||||
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Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts. | ||||
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Straighten or reshape bent pressure vessel plates or structure parts, using hammers, jacks, or torches. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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Position, align, and secure structural parts or related assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or vats of pressure vessels, following blueprints. | ||||
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Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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Clean pressure vessel equipment, using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents. | ||||
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Install refractory bricks or other heat-resistant materials in fireboxes of pressure vessels. | ||||
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Assemble large vessels in an on-site fabrication shop prior to installation to ensure proper fit. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Boilermakers
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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- Tools and Technology
- Education and Experience
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. | |||
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Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
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Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. | |||
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Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Equipment Selection | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. | |||
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Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |||
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Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. | |||
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Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). | |||
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Response Orientation | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Autodesk AutoCAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Computer aided design CAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Health and safety training software | Computer based training software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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Acetylene torches | Blow torches | |||
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Adaptors | Welding tools | |||
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Adjustable crescent wrenches | Adjustable wrenches | |||
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Adjustable pipe wrenches | Pipe wrenches | |||
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Air carbon arc cutting equipment | Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus | |||
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Air compressors | Air compressors | |||
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Air grinders | Pneumatic grinders | |||
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Air hammers | Pneumatic hammer | |||
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Air manifolds | Air manifolds | |||
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Air scalers | Pneumatic sanding machines | |||
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Allen wrenches | Hex keys | |||
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Atmospheric monitoring devices | Multi gas monitors | |||
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Atmospheric testing equipment | Air samplers or collectors | |||
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Ball peen hammers | Hammers | |||
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Bar clamps | Hand clamps | |||
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Beam clamps | Below the hook device | |||
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Beam trolleys | Girder trolleys | |||
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Bench lathes | Lathes | |||
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Bench vises | Bench vises | |||
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Beveling machines | Pneumatic grinders | |||
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Blacksmiths' punches | Punches or nail sets or drifts | |||
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Block and tackle equipment | Blocks or pulleys | |||
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Bolt cutters | Bolt cutters | |||
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Box end wrenches | Box end wrenches | |||
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Brakes | Workshop presses | |||
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Buffing tools | Power buffers | |||
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Bull pins | Form tools or toolbits | |||
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C clamps | C clamps | |||
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Calipers | Calipers | |||
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Carbon dioxide CO2 meters | Single gas monitors | |||
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Catalyst dispensers | Hand sprayers | |||
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Caulking guns | Caulking guns | |||
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Center punches | Punches or nail sets or drifts | |||
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Chain falls | Hoists | |||
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Chain hoists | Hoists | |||
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Chain pulleys | Blocks or pulleys | |||
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Chain wrenches | Specialty wrenches | |||
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Chalk lines | Chalk lines | |||
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Channel lock pliers | Locking pliers | |||
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Chipping hammers | Power chippers | |||
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Circular saws | Power saws | |||
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Claw hammers | Hammers | |||
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Clear lenses | Safety glasses | |||
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Combination squares | Squares | |||
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Combination wrenches | Combination wrenches | |||
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Compasses | Compasses | |||
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Computer-controlled welding equipment | Welding robots | |||
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Contour markers | Metal markers or holders | |||
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Cutoff saws | Power saws | |||
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Cutting torches | Blow torches | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Digital lasers | Lasers | |||
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Digital levels | Levels | |||
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Dividers | Compasses | |||
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Drift pins | Punches or nail sets or drifts | |||
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Drill point gauges | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Drill presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Dust masks | Masks or accessories | |||
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Ear plugs | Ear plugs | |||
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Electric welding equipment | Welders | |||
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Electrode holders | Electrode holders | |||
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Electrode ovens | Welding tools | |||
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End cutting pliers | End cut pliers | |||
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Engineers' levels | Levels | |||
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Files | Files | |||
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Filtered lenses | Safety glasses | |||
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Fire extinguishers | Fire extinguishers | |||
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Fire retardant coveralls | Fire retardant apparel | |||
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Flaring tools | Tube end finishers | |||
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Flashback arrestors | Welding tools | |||
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Forklifts | Forklifts | |||
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Framing squares | Squares | |||
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Friction lighters | Lighters | |||
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Full body harnesses | Safety harnesses or belts | |||
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Full-face respirators | Respirators | |||
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Ground clamps | Welding tools | |||
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Hacksaws | Saws | |||
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Half-face respirators | Respirators | |||
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Hammer wrenches | Specialty wrenches | |||
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Hand saws | Saws | |||
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Hard hats | Hard hats | |||
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Heat lamps | Laboratory heaters | |||
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Hydraulic boom trucks | Hydraulic truck cranes | |||
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Hydraulic cranes | Workshop cranes | |||
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Hydraulic jacks | Jacks | |||
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Hydraulic stub pullers | Pullers | |||
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Hydrostatic testers | Pressure indicators | |||
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Inspection mirrors | Magnifiers | |||
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Jig saws | Power saws | |||
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Ladders | Ladders | |||
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Laser levels | Levels | |||
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Lead hammers | Hammers | |||
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Leather protective clothing | Protective coveralls | |||
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Longnose pliers | Longnose pliers | |||
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Measuring tapes | Tape measures | |||
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Metal inert gas MIG welders | Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery | |||
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Metal-cutting chisels | Cold chisels | |||
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Metal-cutting snips | Tinners snips | |||
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Micrometers | Micrometers | |||
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Milling machines | Milling machines | |||
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Needle pressure gauges | Pressure indicators | |||
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Nibblers | Nibblers | |||
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Non-sparking hammers | Hammers | |||
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Open end wrenches | Open end wrenches | |||
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Overhead hoists | Hoists | |||
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Oxygen concentration meters | Single gas monitors | |||
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Oxygen lances | Blow torches | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Pin punches | Punches or nail sets or drifts | |||
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Pipe and tubing cutters | Pipe or tube cutters | |||
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Pipe vises | Pipe vises | |||
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Plasma arc welding equipment | Plasma welding machinery | |||
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Plate clamps | Loading equipment | |||
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Plumb bobs | Plumb bobs | |||
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Pneumatic drills | Pneumatic drill | |||
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Pneumatic hoists | Hoists | |||
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Pneumatic impact wrenches | Pneumatic impact wrenches | |||
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Power grinders | Power grinders | |||
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Power saws | Power saws | |||
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Pre-heating torches | Blow torches | |||
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Protective gloves | Protective gloves | |||
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Protractors | Protractors | |||
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Pry bars | Pry bars | |||
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Punch presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Putty knives | Putty knives | |||
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Reciprocating saws | Power saws | |||
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Regulators | Welding tools | |||
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Resin spray guns | Resin guns | |||
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Respiratory protection equipment | Respirators | |||
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Safety glasses | Safety glasses | |||
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Safety goggles | Goggles | |||
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Sandblasters | Pneumatic sanding machines | |||
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Scaffolding | Scaffolding | |||
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Scale rules | Scales | |||
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Scissor lifts | Scissor lift | |||
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Screw jacks | Jacks | |||
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Screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Scribers | Scribers | |||
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Self-contained breathing apparatus | Respiration air supplying self contained breathing apparatus or accessories | |||
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Serrating tools | Cold chisels | |||
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Shackles | Lifts | |||
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Shears | Shears | |||
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Side cutting pliers | End cut pliers | |||
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Sledgehammers | Hammers | |||
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Sliding t-bevels | Bevels | |||
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Slings | Slings | |||
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Slip joint pliers | Slip or groove joint pliers | |||
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Socket wrench sets | Socket sets | |||
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Soft face hammers | Hammers | |||
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Spirit levels | Levels | |||
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Splitting chisels | Cold chisels | |||
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Spreader beams | Below the hook device | |||
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Spud wrenches | Specialty wrenches | |||
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Squares | Squares | |||
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Staging equipment | Platform lift | |||
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Steamboat ratchet jacks | Jacks | |||
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Stick electrodes | Welding electrodes | |||
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Straightedges | Straight edges | |||
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Strap wrenches | Strap wrenches | |||
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Swing stages | Manlift or personnel lift | |||
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Swivel hoist rings | Loading equipment | |||
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Tap and die sets | Taps or dies | |||
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Telescoping gauges | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Telescoping lifts | Telescoping boom lift | |||
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Temperature sticks | Temperature indicating sticks | |||
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Torque wrenches | Torque wrenches | |||
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Trammel points | Compasses | |||
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Transit levels | Level sensors or transmitters | |||
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Tube drifts | Punches or nail sets or drifts | |||
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Tube end facers | Tube end finishers | |||
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Tube milling machines | Milling machines | |||
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Tube pullers | Sequential forming machines | |||
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Tube wall reducing tools | Reamers | |||
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Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment | Tungsten inert gas TIG welding machinery | |||
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Two way radios | Two way radios | |||
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Utility hoists | Hoists | |||
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Utility knives | Utility knives | |||
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Ventilation fans | Fans | |||
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Vernier calipers | Calipers | |||
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Vise grip pliers | Locking pliers | |||
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Water levels | Levels | |||
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Wedges | Wedges | |||
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Welding distribution panels | Welding generators | |||
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Welding machines | Welders | |||
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Welding shields | Welding masks | |||
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Welding tip cleaning files | Welding or brazing tip cleaner files | |||
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Welding tips | Welding or cutting tips | |||
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Wire brushes | Wire brushes | |||
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Wire rope pullers | Loading equipment | |||
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Workshop cranes | Workshop cranes | |||
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X ray inspection equipment | X ray radiography examination equipment | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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Related Work Experience | None | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | None | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Assembler | |||
Boiler Erector | |||
Boiler Fitter | |||
Boiler Installer | |||
Boiler Maker | |||
Boiler Mechanic | |||
Boiler Reliner | |||
Boiler Setter | |||
Boiler Shop Mechanic | |||
Boiler Technician | |||
Boiler Tester | |||
Boiler Welder | |||
Boilerhouse Mechanic | |||
Boilermaker | |||
Boilermaker Apprentice | |||
Boilermaker Fitter | |||
Boilermaker Mechanic | |||
Boilermaker Pipe Fitter | |||
Boilermaker Welder | |||
Erector | |||
Fitter | |||
Fitter Up | |||
Locomotive Boilermaker | |||
Manufacturing Assembler | |||
Pressure Tester | |||
Service Technician | |||
Welder | |||
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