Also called: Fireproofer, SFRM Applicator, Intumescent Coatings Applicator
Sprays fire-resistant coatings onto steel beams and columns so a building's skeleton won't collapse in a fire.
You climb a lift in a new office tower and spray a thick, fluffy cementitious coating onto steel beams, measuring thickness with a probe as you go. Inspectors check your work because it protects lives for decades. On fancy projects you apply thin paint-like coatings that swell up in a fire.
Estimated; union pay is higher.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 3 years after high school. Union or employer apprenticeship (often with insulators or plasterers).
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Insulation workers overall.
Low risk for 10 years. Spraying fireproofing onto beams and columns on active sites is messy hands-on work; inspections stay human too.
Classes: Chemistry, Construction CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2131.
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