Below are the skills needed to be boilermakers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Skill Name | Importance | Competence |
Operation Monitoring | 3.75 | 3.38 |
Operation and Control | 3.62 | 3.5 |
Critical Thinking | 3.5 | 3.12 |
Equipment Maintenance | 3.38 | 3 |
Quality Control Analysis | 3.38 | 3.25 |
Below are the abilities needed to be boilermakers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Ability Name | Importance | Competence |
Arm-Hand Steadiness | 3.88 | 3.12 |
Control Precision | 3.88 | 3.75 |
Finger Dexterity | 3.88 | 3.38 |
Near Vision | 3.88 | 3.88 |
Problem Sensitivity | 3.88 | 3.38 |
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be boilermakers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Knowledge Area | Importance | Competence |
Design | 4.09 | 4.24 |
Mathematics | 4.09 | 4.43 |
Building and Construction | 3.87 | 4.94 |
Mechanical | 3.82 | 4.72 |
Production and Processing | 3.82 | 3.39 |
Below are the work activities involved in being boilermakers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Activity | Importance | Competence |
Controlling Machines and Processes | 4.56 | 4.59 |
Handling and Moving Objects | 4.55 | 5.87 |
Performing General Physical Activities | 4.44 | 5.88 |
Making Decisions and Solving Problems | 4.4 | 4.33 |
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | 4.31 | 5.48 |
Below are the work styles involved in being boilermakers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Style | Importance | |
Attention to Detail | 4.38 | |
Dependability | 4.38 | |
Initiative | 4.09 | |
Persistence | 3.96 | |
Achievement/Effort | 3.84 |
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Boilermakers jobs , as of 2019
Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | 2,250 | $60,500 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur | 620 | $56,780 |
Baton Rouge | 620 | $62,380 |
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson | 410 | $77,800 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | 390 | $76,670 |
Corpus Christi | 380 | $59,430 |
Pittsburgh | 300 | $85,140 |
Lake Charles | 280 | $62,100 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | 190 | $51,360 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy | 190 | $66,510 |
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Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org