Builds, tests and repairs air-tight and liquid-tight pressure vessels.
Wage Rate: $25.80 (Base rate, not including benefits)
Could you work with heavy-duty machinery and solve heavy-duty problems? Then, Boilermaker may be the job for you!
If you choose this career path, you build, erect, repair, test and maintain all types of boilers, tanks and pressure vessels. Boilermakers perform structural and plate work on dust, air, gas, steam, oil, water and other liquid-tight pressure vessels. You also fabricate and repair heat exchangers, fired heaters, reactors and other pressure vessels.
You can get a jump-start on your future career in the construction trades by checking out construction courses offered at colleges and high schools. These hands-on courses are designed to help you build the basic skills you will use in the construction industry. While you're still in high school, you can begin an apprenticeship program in the Boilermaker trade as a Senior Years Apprentice and earn both high school and apprenticeship credits at the same time. After high school graduation, many Senior Years apprentices continue in regular, full-time apprenticeship programs. To enter the Boilermaker apprenticeship program full-time, you must be at least 16 years old. You should have completed Senior 4 or have an equivalent academic standing. Because the work demands precision and mechanical skills, courses in Math and Science are helpful.
3 levels, including four in-school sessions.
You must have a qualified employer who is willing to train you as an apprentice. To register in the apprenticeship program, you and your employer complete an application form together and submit it to the Apprenticeship Branch. Once the application is approved, apprenticeship training begins under the supervision of a certified journeyperson. The apprenticeship consists of three levels; an entry level, in-school program followed by three levels of both on-the-job practical experience and in-school technical training. (Work hours and school time must total at least 1600 hours per level.) If you have completed related courses of study or work experience you may be eligible for advanced standing in the apprenticeship program. The Apprenticeship Branch arranges your classroom technical training. When you go to school, you pay a small portion of the tuition and are responsible for the cost of any required books and supplies. Most apprentices are eligible for employment insurance (EI) when they go to school.
When you successfully complete all levels of training, and score at least 70 per cent on your final examination, you receive a Certificate of Qualification confirming your status as a certified journeyperson. The "Red Seal" endorsement on your certificate means that your trade qualifications are generally recognized throughout most of Canada. For more detailed information on apprenticeship training in this trade, check the Apprenticeship web site at : http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/aet/apprent/index.htm
Wage Rate: $25.80 (Base rate, not including benefits).
Employers provide holiday and vacation pay and may also offer other benefits such as group insurance for health, dental and vision care, retirement packages, and training benefits. The value of the benefits can range from 20% to 30% over and above the basic hourly pay rate. The standard workweek is 40 hours. Overtime is possible.
You can play a key role in creating industrial plants like pulp mills, mining installations, generating stations, and oil and gas plants. With boilermaking under your belt, you can be employed in metal fabricating, shipbuilding, rail transport, and with companies that produce petroleum and coal products. You might also work on electric power, iron and steel, and oil and gas construction projects.
Boilermakers often advance to supervisory positions, like foreman or superintendent. With additional training, you can transfer your skills to related occupations, like Ironworker, Welder, Sheet Metal Worker, Machinist, Millwright or Tool and Die Maker.