Also called: Heat & Frost Insulator
Wraps pipes, tanks, and ducts with insulation in power plants, hospitals, and factories.
You cut and fit insulation around a maze of steam pipes in a hospital basement, then jacket it in shiny aluminum.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 5 years after high school. 4-5 year Heat & Frost Insulators union apprenticeship, paid.
Ways in: Apprenticeship. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Insulator Apprenticeship.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk for 10 years. Wrapping pipes, tanks and ducts in plants and hospitals is fitted by hand, piece by piece.
Classes: Geometry, Construction CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2132.
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