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- NOC 2006 Version 1.0
7262 – Boilermakers
Boilermakers fabricate, assemble, erect, test, maintain and repair boilers, vessels, tanks, towers, heat exchangers and other heavy-metal structures. They are employed in boiler fabrication, manufacturing, shipbuilding, construction, electric power generation and similar industrial establishments.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Boiler fitter
- Boiler installer
- Boiler repairer
- Boiler repairman/woman
- Boiler shop mechanic
- Boilermaker
- Boilermaker apprentice
- Boilermaker-welder
- Boilermaker, erection and repair
- Boilermaker, maintenance
- Construction boilermaker
- Industrial boilermaker
- Industrial construction boilermaker
- Industrial heat exchanger boilermaker
- Journeyman/woman boilermaker
- Maintenance boilermaker
- Marine boilermaker
- Pressure vessel boilermaker
- Pressure vessel fabricator
- Boiler fitter
- Boiler installer
- Boilermaker
- Boilermaker apprentice
- Construction boilermaker
- Industrial boilermaker
- Marine boilermaker
- Pressure vessel fabricator
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Boilermakers perform some or all of the following duties:
- Read blueprints or specifications to plan sequence of operation
- Lay out plate, sheet steel or other heavy metal and mark bending and cutting lines on work piece using protractors, compasses and drawing instruments or templates
- Set up and operate heavy-metal working machines such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters and drill presses to cut, shape and form metal into parts or sections
- Fit and weld metal parts or sections together to fabricate boilers, vessels, tanks, heat exchangers, piping and other heavy-metal products
- Erect and install boilers and other heavy-metal products according to specifications using hand and power tools
- Repair and perform maintenance work on boilers and other heavy-metal products
- Direct activities of hoist or crane operators and other workers during fabrication, assembly, installation or repair of structures
- Test finished structures using a variety of methods.
Boilermakers may specialize in rigging and hoisting, preparation and layout, or welding aspects of the trade.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a three- to four-year apprenticeship program or A combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in boilermaking is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
- Trade certification is compulsory in Quebec and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in all other provinces.
- Interprovincial trade certification (Red Seal) is also available to qualified boilermakers.
Additional information
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience
- Red Seal trade certification allows for interprovincial mobility.
Exclusions
- Structural Metal and Platework Fabricators and Fitters (7263)
- Ironworkers (7264)
- Supervisors of boilermakers (in 7214 Contractors and Supervisors, Metal Forming, Shaping and Erecting Trades)
- Welders and Related Machine Operators (7265)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 7 – Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and Related Occupations
- Skill level
- B – Occupations usually require college education or apprenticeship training.
- Major group
- 72 – Trades and Skilled Transport and Equipment Operators
- Minor group
- 726 – Metal Forming, Shaping and Erecting Trades
- Version
- NOC 2006 Version 1.0