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- "Boiler Operator and Tender, Low Pressure"

	Operate or tend low pressure stationary steam boilers and auxiliary steam equipment, such as pumps, compressors and air conditioning equipment, to supply steam heat for office buildings, apartment houses, or industrial establishments; to maintain steam at specified pressure aboard marine vessels; or to generate and supply compressed air for operation of pneumatic tools, hoists, and air lances.
	Holland / RIASEC Career Code: R-C-I SOC: 51-8021.01

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Job Tasks for: "Boiler Operator and Tender, Low Pressure"

Tends boilers and equipment to supply and maintain steam or heat for buildings, marine vessels, or operation of pneumatic tools.

Cleans and maintains heating and steam boilers and equipment, using hand tools.

Records test results on specified form and gives to worker or supervisor.

Tests sample quality to ensure sample meets specifications, using testing devices.

Moves controls and observes gauges to regulate heat and steam.

Installs burners and auxiliary equipment, using hand tools.

Shovels coal or coke into firebox to feed fuel, using hand tools.

Obtains samples from designated location on boiler and carries samples to testing laboratory.

Ignites fuel in burner using torch or flame.

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Knowledge Requirements for: "Boiler Operator and Tender, Low Pressure"

Mechanical -- Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

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Skill Requirements for: "Boiler Operator and Tender, Low Pressure"

Operation and Control -- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Operation Monitoring -- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

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Ability Requirements for: "Boiler Operator and Tender, Low Pressure"

Control Precision -- The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

Near Vision -- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Static Strength -- The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.

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Job Activities for: "Boiler Operator and Tender, Low Pressure"

Controlling Machines and Processes -- Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings -- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Handling and Moving Objects -- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Performing General Physical Activities -- Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

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