Also called: Steam Trap Technician, Steam Trap Surveyor
Tests and repairs the thousands of steam traps in hospitals, factories and campuses that waste energy when they fail.
You walk a hospital’s steam tunnels with an ultrasonic listening device and an infrared gun, testing every trap. Bad ones hiss or run cold; you tag them, swap a few on the spot, and give the manager a report on how much money they were wasting.
Estimated; pipefitter and maintenance pay ranges.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 3 years after high school. Pipefitter apprenticeship or maintenance experience, plus steam training.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Pipefitting (trade school), HVAC Technology.
Growing about average. Older campuses and plants still run on steam and want to save energy.
Low risk for 10 years. Wireless trap monitors are spreading, but repairs and surveys in tunnels stay hands-on.
Classes: Physics, Shop, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2152.
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