Also called: Boilermaker Welder
Builds and repairs giant boilers, tanks, and vessels in power plants and refineries.
During a plant outage, you climb inside a boiler, cut out damaged tubes, and weld in new ones, often working long shifts away from home.
Apprenticeship, about 4 years after high school. 4-year Boilermakers union apprenticeship.
Ways in: Apprenticeship. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Boilermaker Apprenticeship.
Growing slowly (about 1% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Robotic welders help in shops, but repairing boilers inside cramped plants and refineries stays hands-on.
Classes: Welding CTE class, Geometry, Weight training.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2011.
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