OES Code: 891350 LOS ANGELES COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR BOILERMAKERS


Boilermakers construct, assemble, maintain, analyze defects, and repair stationary steam boilers and boilerhouse auxiliaries. They align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats following blueprints and using hand and power tools, plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles, and they assist in testing assembled vessels. Boilermakers 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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PROJECTED ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYMENT (excluding self-employed)

Number Working
in this Occupation
---   Year   ---
1995       2002		 Percent
Change		 Increase/
Decrease		 Additional Openings
Due to People Chang-
ing Occupations
or Retiring 		Sum of
Increase/Decrease
and Additional
Openings
260 250 -4% -10 30 20


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE BOILERMAKERS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY


The following are the types of firms that employ the most workers in this occupation within this county. They are listed in order from largest to smallest.


Industry Code
(SIC) 		Industry Title          
7699 Repair shops & related services, all other
9010 Federal government
3732 Boat builders & repairers
2911 Petroleum refiners
3443 Fabricated plate work (boiler shops)

Look in the yellow pages of the phone book under the above or similar industry titles, or look in employer directories in libraries. Directories such as Business Prospector, California Services Register and those by chambers of commerce often list firms by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.


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