Inspects boilers and pressure tanks in factories, schools, and power plants so they never explode.
You climb inside a cooled-down boiler with a flashlight, measure the steel thickness, and check safety valves before signing its certificate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 6 years after high school. Boilermaker or stationary engineer background plus National Board commission.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Boilermaker (apprenticeship), Power Plant Technology.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk for 10 years. Sensors track pressure and heat, but inside-the-vessel inspections and safety sign-off stay human.
Classes: Welding CTE, Physics, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-4011.
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