Boilermakers
Job description
These individuals shape, assemble, test, and maintain boilers, vats, and tanks. They work for:
- Boilermaking workshops
- Industrial and manufacturing facilities
- Shipyards
- Construction companies
- Power generation plants
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Uncontrolled ambient temperature
- Hazardous workplaces
- Noise
- Fire, steam, hot surfaces
Main tasks
- Read drawings or technical specifications to plan the workflow.
- Draw bending and cutting lines on sheet metal.
- Set up and operate metalworking machines to cut, shape, and form parts.
- Make, fit, and weld parts to form tanks, vats, pipes, etc.
- Construct, install, repair, and maintain heavy metal products (e.g. boilers).
- Direct personnel (e.g. crane operators) during the installation and repair of metal structures.
- Inspect completed structures for quality assurance.
Advancement and mobility
- These individuals can specialize in various ways (assembly, lifting, setting up, assembly, etc.).
- Qualified Boilermakers receive a Red Seal endorsement upon successful completion of the Interprovincial Examination.
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
- Welding qualifications may be obtained from the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB).
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
500
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 0% Female
- 100% Male
Not available.
- 0% Female
- 100% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$54,800
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Seasonal worker
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Seasonal worker
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 2344% of jobs
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NAICS 33226% of jobs
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NAICS 324, 32513% of jobs
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NAICS 8113% of jobs
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NAICS 3333% of jobs
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Others1% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 2344% of jobs
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NAICS 33226% of jobs
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NAICS 324, 32513% of jobs
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NAICS 8113% of jobs
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NAICS 3333% of jobs
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Others1% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
Also required
- Certificate of competence for work covered by Act R-20 (Act respecting labour relations, vocational training and workforce management in the construction industry).
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Monitoring operations
- Operations and control
- Critical thought
- Quality control analysis
- Equipment maintenance
- Information processing
- Troubleshooting
- Repair
- Reading comprehension
- Result evaluation
- Equipment selection
- Active learning
- Active listening
- Time management
- Judgment and decision-making
- Solving complex problems
Abilities
- Digital dexterity
- Control accuracy
- Awareness of issues
- Hand-arm stability
- Near vision
- Manual dexterity
- Deductive reasoning
- Limb coordination
- Inductive reasoning
- Oral comprehension
- Core strength
- Visualization
- Static muscle power
- Information organization
- Written comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Auditory attention
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Written expression
- Perception speed
- Speech recognition
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Processing flexibility
- Reaction time
- Distance vision
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of mathematics
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Respect standards and regulations
- Desire to upgrade one’s competencies
- Sense of observation
- Commitment to quality
Interests
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Official name of the NOC 72103
Boilermakers
Job titles
- Boilermaker
- Construction boilermaker
- Erection and repair boilermaker
- Boilermaker-welder
- Boiler fitter
- Boilermaker apprentice
- Industrial boilermaker
- Boiler repairer
- Maintenance boilermaker
- Industrial heat exchanger boilermaker
- Marine boilermaker
- Pressure vessel boilermaker
- Industrial construction boilermaker
- Journeyman/woman boilermaker
- Boiler installer
- Boiler shop mechanic
- Pressure vessel fabricator
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026
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