Builds and repairs huge boilers, tanks, and vessels in power plants, refineries, and ships.
You work a refinery shutdown, climbing inside a massive tank to weld new steel plates, then rig a tube section into a power plant boiler.
Apprenticeship, about 5 years after high school. 4-5 year Boilermakers union apprenticeship, paid.
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. Building and repairing boilers and tanks inside plants is heavy, cramped, hot work; robotic inspection helps but doesn't replace crews.
Classes: Welding CTE, Geometry, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2011.
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