Skills
61 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
6 skills
Essential skills / competences
16 skills
Optional knowledge
18 skills
Optional skills / competences
21 skills
Overview
Boilermaker work is about making, repairing and retubing boilers and pressure vessels by cutting, shaping, welding and finishing metal sheets and tubes.
In job descriptions, look for boiler fabrication, metal cutting, arc welding, welding equipment, gauges, production data, coating, machine tools, material checks and heating equipment repair.
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Boilermakers work with metal sheets, tubes, boilers, pressure vessels and heating equipment. The work moves from drawings or dimensions to cutting, shaping, welding, measuring and finishing parts that must fit and hold under operating conditions.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include arc welding, oxy-acetylene cutting, material judgement, gauge reading, machine-tool use, production records and coating work. Specialization may develop around new fabrication, boiler repair, retubing, pressure vessels, heating equipment or site installation.
Salary context
Pay context depends on material thickness, welding requirements, pressure-vessel responsibility, repair urgency, workshop or site work, quality documentation and whether the role includes fitting, inspection support or team leadership.
Career paths
Entry routes often come through sheet-metal work, welding, metal fabrication, mechanical maintenance or industrial production. Later moves can lead toward senior fabricator, welding coordination, quality control, maintenance supervision or specialised pressure-equipment work.
Good to know
Read vacancies for the metal, vessel type, welding processes and inspection expectations. Check whether the work is mainly fabrication, repair, retubing, fitting, maintenance shutdown work or finishing and coating.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for boilermaker work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
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Alternative labels
steam boilermaker
pressure vessel fabricator
boiler constructor
plater
welder boilermaker
steel fabricator
pressure vessel mender
boiler mender
boilermaker fitter
boiler smith
pressure vessel maker
boiler fabricator
boiler retuber
boiler repiper
boiler repairer
boiler fitter
pressure vessel repairer
Occupation group
Sheet-metal workers (7213)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5ed024ab-3b6a-4e06-a7fe-8a29f8469a64 |
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| ESCO code | 7213.1 |
| ISCO group | 7213 |
| Concept type | Occupation |