Boilermakers
Tasks Include:
- Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.
- Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.
- Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
- Repair or replace defective pressure vessel parts, such as safety valves or regulators, using torches, jacks, caulking hammers, power saws, threading dies, welding equipment, or metalworking machinery.
- Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place.
- Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal and locate and mark bending and cutting lines, using protractors, compasses, and drawing instruments or templates.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: -0.3%
National: -5.0%
Education
Less than a High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$66,920.00
State
$51,730.00
Regional
Boilermakers
Description
Career Cluster: | Architecture & Construction |
Construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries. Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats, following blueprints. Work involves use of hand and power tools, plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles. Assist in testing assembled vessels. Direct cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces. Inspect and repair boiler fittings, such as safety valves, regulators, automatic-control mechanisms, water columns, and auxiliary machines.
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Boilermakers
Education
Required Level of Education
- Less than a High School Diploma = 38.70%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 37.66%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 22.14%
- Some College Courses = 1.50%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 37.98%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 27.01%
- None = 12.46%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 11.27%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 9.49%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 1.27%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 0.52%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 31.63%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 24.73%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 21.09%
- None = 18.68%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 1.59%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 0.98%
- Up to and including 1 month = 0.78%
- Over 10 years = 0.52%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 42.95%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 20.79%
- None or short demonstration = 12.46%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 11.28%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 8.64%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 1.56%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 1.52%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 0.81%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Boilermakers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.
- Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.
- Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
- Repair or replace defective pressure vessel parts, such as safety valves or regulators, using torches, jacks, caulking hammers, power saws, threading dies, welding equipment, or metalworking machinery.
- Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place.
- Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal and locate and mark bending and cutting lines, using protractors, compasses, and drawing instruments or templates.
- Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.
- Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts.
- Straighten or reshape bent pressure vessel plates or structure parts, using hammers, jacks, or torches.
- Shape seams, joints, or irregular edges of pressure vessel sections or structural parts to attain specified fit of parts, using cutting torches, hammers, files, or metalworking machines.
- Position, align, and secure structural parts or related assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or vats of pressure vessels, following blueprints.
- Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments.
- Shape or fabricate parts, such as stacks, uptakes, or chutes, to adapt pressure vessels, heat exchangers, or piping to premises, using heavy-metalworking machines such as brakes, rolls, or drill presses.
- Clean pressure vessel equipment, using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.
- Install refractory bricks or other heat-resistant materials in fireboxes of pressure vessels.
- Assemble large vessels in an on-site fabrication shop prior to installation to ensure proper fit.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Boilermakers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Blow torches (Acetylene torches)
- Welding tools (Adaptors)
- Adjustable wrenches (Adjustable crescent wrenches)
- Pipe wrenches (Adjustable pipe wrenches)
- Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus (Air carbon arc cutting equipment)
- Air compressors
- Pneumatic grinders (Air grinders)
- Pneumatic hammer (Air hammers)
- Air manifolds
- Pneumatic sanding machines (Air scalers)
- Hex keys (Allen wrenches)
- Multi gas monitors (Atmospheric monitoring devices)
- Air samplers or collectors (Atmospheric testing equipment)
- Hammers (Ball peen hammers)
- Hand clamps (Bar clamps)
- Below the hook device (Beam clamps)
- Girder trolleys (Beam trolleys)
- Lathes (Bench lathes)
- Bench vises
- Pneumatic grinders (Beveling machines)
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Blacksmiths' punches)
- Blocks or pulleys (Block and tackle equipment)
- Bolt cutters
- Box end wrenches
- Workshop presses (Brakes)
- Power buffers (Buffing tools)
- Form tools or toolbits (Bull pins)
- C clamps
- Calipers
- Single gas monitors (Carbon dioxide CO2 meters)
- Hand sprayers (Catalyst dispensers)
- Caulking guns
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Center punches)
- Hoists (Chain falls)
- Hoists (Chain hoists)
- Blocks or pulleys (Chain pulleys)
- Specialty wrenches (Chain wrenches)
- Chalk lines
- Locking pliers (Channel lock pliers)
- Power chippers (Chipping hammers)
- Power saws (Circular saws)
- Hammers (Claw hammers)
- Safety glasses (Clear lenses)
- Squares (Combination squares)
- Combination wrenches
- Compasses
- Welding robots (Computer-controlled welding equipment)
- Metal markers or holders (Contour markers)
- Power saws (Cutoff saws)
- Blow torches (Cutting torches)
- Desktop computers
- Lasers (Digital lasers)
- Levels (Digital levels)
- Compasses (Dividers)
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Drift pins)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Drill point gauges)
- Workshop presses (Drill presses)
- Masks or accessories (Dust masks)
- Ear plugs
- Welders (Electric welding equipment)
- Electrode holders
- Welding tools (Electrode ovens)
- End cut pliers (End cutting pliers)
- Levels (Engineers' levels)
- Files
- Safety glasses (Filtered lenses)
- Fire extinguishers
- Fire retardant apparel (Fire retardant coveralls)
- Tube end finishers (Flaring tools)
- Welding tools (Flashback arrestors)
- Forklifts
- Squares (Framing squares)
- Lighters (Friction lighters)
- Safety harnesses or belts (Full body harnesses)
- Respirators (Full-face respirators)
- Welding tools (Ground clamps)
- Saws (Hacksaws)
- Respirators (Half-face respirators)
- Specialty wrenches (Hammer wrenches)
- Saws (Hand saws)
- Hard hats
- Laboratory heaters (Heat lamps)
- Hydraulic truck cranes (Hydraulic boom trucks)
- Workshop cranes (Hydraulic cranes)
- Jacks (Hydraulic jacks)
- Pullers (Hydraulic stub pullers)
- Pressure indicators (Hydrostatic testers)
- Magnifiers (Inspection mirrors)
- Power saws (Jig saws)
- Ladders
- Levels (Laser levels)
- Hammers (Lead hammers)
- Protective coveralls (Leather protective clothing)
- Longnose pliers
- Tape measures (Measuring tapes)
- Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery (Metal inert gas MIG welders)
- Cold chisels (Metal-cutting chisels)
- Tinners snips (Metal-cutting snips)
- Micrometers
- Milling machines
- Pressure indicators (Needle pressure gauges)
- Nibblers
- Hammers (Non-sparking hammers)
- Open end wrenches
- Hoists (Overhead hoists)
- Single gas monitors (Oxygen concentration meters)
- Blow torches (Oxygen lances)
- Personal computers
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Pin punches)
- Pipe or tube cutters (Pipe and tubing cutters)
- Pipe vises
- Plasma welding machinery (Plasma arc welding equipment)
- Loading equipment (Plate clamps)
- Plumb bobs
- Pneumatic drill (Pneumatic drills)
- Hoists (Pneumatic hoists)
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Power grinders
- Power saws
- Blow torches (Pre-heating torches)
- Protective gloves
- Protractors
- Pry bars
- Workshop presses (Punch presses)
- Putty knives
- Power saws (Reciprocating saws)
- Welding tools (Regulators)
- Resin guns (Resin spray guns)
- Respirators (Respiratory protection equipment)
- Safety glasses
- Goggles (Safety goggles)
- Pneumatic sanding machines (Sandblasters)
- Scaffolding
- Scales (Scale rules)
- Scissor lift (Scissor lifts)
- Jacks (Screw jacks)
- Screwdrivers
- Scribers
- Respiration air supplying self contained breathing apparatus or accessories (Self-contained breathing apparatus)
- Cold chisels (Serrating tools)
- Lifts (Shackles)
- Shears
- End cut pliers (Side cutting pliers)
- Hammers (Sledgehammers)
- Bevels (Sliding t-bevels)
- Slings
- Slip or groove joint pliers (Slip joint pliers)
- Socket sets (Socket wrench sets)
- Hammers (Soft face hammers)
- Levels (Spirit levels)
- Cold chisels (Splitting chisels)
- Below the hook device (Spreader beams)
- Specialty wrenches (Spud wrenches)
- Squares
- Platform lift (Staging equipment)
- Jacks (Steamboat ratchet jacks)
- Welding electrodes (Stick electrodes)
- Straight edges (Straightedges)
- Strap wrenches
- Manlift or personnel lift (Swing stages)
- Loading equipment (Swivel hoist rings)
- Taps or dies (Tap and die sets)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Telescoping gauges)
- Telescoping boom lift (Telescoping lifts)
- Temperature indicating sticks (Temperature sticks)
- Torque wrenches
- Compasses (Trammel points)
- Level sensors or transmitters (Transit levels)
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Tube drifts)
- Tube end finishers (Tube end facers)
- Milling machines (Tube milling machines)
- Sequential forming machines (Tube pullers)
- Reamers (Tube wall reducing tools)
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding machinery (Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment)
- Two way radios
- Hoists (Utility hoists)
- Utility knives
- Fans (Ventilation fans)
- Calipers (Vernier calipers)
- Locking pliers (Vise grip pliers)
- Levels (Water levels)
- Wedges
- Welding generators (Welding distribution panels)
- Welders (Welding machines)
- Welding masks (Welding shields)
- Welding or brazing tip cleaner files (Welding tip cleaning files)
- Welding or cutting tips (Welding tips)
- Wire brushes
- Loading equipment (Wire rope pullers)
- Workshop cranes
- X ray radiography examination equipment (X ray inspection equipment)
Technologies Include:
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Computer based training software
- Health and safety training software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Boilermakers
Special Requirements
Experience: A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for this occupation.
Education: Most require a two-year or degree, but some do not.
Training: Employees in this occupation usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
Boilermakers
Additional Resources
For information on apprenticeships and the boilermaking occupation, contact:
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers
753 State Ave.
Suite 570
Kansas City, KS 66101
http://www.boilermakers.org
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
Boilermakers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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77.25 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
77.25 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
71.75 | Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
70.50 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
70.50 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
52.75 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
50.25 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Boilermakers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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68.75 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
65.50 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
62.50 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
59.50 | Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
59.50 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
56.25 | Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
56.25 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
53.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
53.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
53.00 | Equipment Selection | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
50.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
50.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
50.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
50.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Boilermakers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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72.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
72.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
72.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
72.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
68.75 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
68.75 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
65.50 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
62.50 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
59.50 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
59.50 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
59.50 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
56.25 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
56.25 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
53.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
53.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
50.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
50.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
50.00 | Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
50.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Boilermakers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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89.00 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
88.75 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
86.00 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
85.00 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
82.75 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
81.00 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
80.50 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
80.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
77.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
75.50 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
74.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
73.25 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
73.00 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
72.75 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
72.25 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
71.25 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
71.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
66.00 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
64.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
62.25 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
60.00 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
59.00 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
58.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
56.75 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
56.00 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
55.75 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
55.00 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
52.50 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
50.00 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Boilermakers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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84.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
84.50 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
77.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
74.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
71.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
69.00 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
66.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
65.50 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
63.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
62.50 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
62.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
59.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
59.00 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
57.00 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
55.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Boilermakers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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66.67 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
55.50 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
50.00 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Boilermakers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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97.60 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
93.80 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
93.00 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
92.80 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
88.20 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
87.60 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
86.80 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
86.20 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
86.20 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
84.80 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
84.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
84.40 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
83.00 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
82.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
82.80 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
82.00 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
81.20 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
78.60 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
77.80 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
77.60 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
77.20 | Exposed to High Places | How often does this job require exposure to high places? |
76.80 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
76.60 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
76.20 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
75.40 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
75.20 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
73.80 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
73.80 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
72.40 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
71.20 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
71.00 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
69.40 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
68.60 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
67.20 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
65.20 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
61.20 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
60.20 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
60.20 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
58.20 | Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles | How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, or poles? |
55.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
55.00 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
54.80 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
53.40 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
53.20 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
53.00 | Exposed to Whole Body Vibration | How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (e.g., operate a jackhammer)? |
52.80 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
51.00 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
50.00 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $46,560.00 | $66,920.00 | $81,080.00 |
Virginia | $37,490.00 | $51,730.00 | $61,050.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $42,540.09 | $55,967.28 | $57,898.29 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $30,979.86 | $30,979.86 | $41,098.81 |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | $42,486.37 | $54,284.23 | $60,412.01 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $27,864.82 | $39,355.84 | $43,856.36 |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 13,900 | 13,200 | -5.0% |
Virginia | 350 | 349 | -0.3% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | 122 | 123 | +0.8% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Careers in Maintenance/Operations Pathway:
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Main Propulsion
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: Defense Manpower Data Center. (Using onet28)
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Titles
- Assembler
- Boiler Erector
- Boiler Fitter
- Boiler Installer
- Boiler Maker
- Boiler Mechanic
- Boiler Reliner
- Boiler Setter
- Boiler Shop Mechanic
- Boiler Technician
- Boiler Tester
- Boiler Welder
- Boilerhouse Mechanic
- Boilermaker
- Boilermaker Apprentice
- Boilermaker Fitter
- Boilermaker Mechanic
- Boilermaker Pipe Fitter
- Boilermaker Welder
- Erector
- Fitter
- Fitter Up
- Locomotive Boilermaker
- Manufacturing Assembler
- Pressure Tester
- Service Technician
- Welder
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)