What skills should a Boilermaker put on a resume?

O*NET rates Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Equipment Maintenance, and Quality Control Analysis among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.

What software should a Boilermaker list?

Software recorded for this occupation includes Autodesk AutoCAD, Computer aided design CAD software, Health and safety training software, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Office software. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.

What other job titles cover Boilermaker work?

O*NET records 28 titles for this occupation, including Boiler Maker, Boiler Mechanic, Boiler Technician, and Boiler Repairman. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

What qualifications does a Boilermaker need?

In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 39% reported their level of education as "Less than a High School Diploma". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

Will this resume pass an ATS for a Boilermaker role?

No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

Boilermaker resume example

A resume for a Boilermaker needs to show the work itself: construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries. Day to day that means work like this: attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place; study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the software and tools it uses, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

Boiler Maker
Boiler Mechanic
Boiler Technician
Boiler Repairman
Boiler Service Technician
Boilermaker Mechanic
Boilermaker Pipe Fitter
Boilermaker Welder
Service Technician
Assembler
Boiler Control Technician
Boiler Erector
Boiler Fitter
Boiler Installer
Boiler Reliner
Boiler Setter
Boiler Shop Mechanic
Boiler Tester

O*NET records 28 titles for this occupation in total.

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place.
Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts.
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.
Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments.
Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.
Position, align, and secure structural parts or related assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or vats of pressure vessels, following blueprints.
Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.
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.
Assemble large vessels in an on-site fabrication shop prior to installation to ensure proper fit.
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.
Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.
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.

17 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
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, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Software used in this role

Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.

Autodesk AutoCAD
Computer aided design CAD software
Health and safety training software
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office software
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Word
SAP software

Tools and equipment

The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.

Acetylene torches
Adjustable crescent wrenches
Adjustable pipe wrenches
Air carbon arc cutting equipment
Air compressors
Air grinders
Air hammers
Air manifolds
Air scalers
Allen wrenches
Atmospheric monitoring devices
Atmospheric testing equipment

What this job rates as most important

O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.

01Operations Monitoring
02Operation and Control
03Critical Thinking
04Equipment Maintenance
05Quality Control Analysis
06Repairing
07Troubleshooting
08Equipment Selection
09Monitoring
10Reading Comprehension

Knowledge areas

The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.

Design
Mathematics
Building and Construction
Mechanical
Production and Processing
Customer and Personal Service
Engineering and Technology

What qualifications people in this job have

From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

39%Less than a High School Diploma
38%Post-Secondary Certificate, awarded for training completed after high school
22%High School Diploma, or the equivalent

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Medium Preparation Needed”. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

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.

Common questions

What does a Boilermaker do?: Construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries. Day to day that includes work like attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place and Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts.
What skills should a Boilermaker put on a resume?: O*NET rates Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Equipment Maintenance, and Quality Control Analysis among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.
What software should a Boilermaker list?: Software recorded for this occupation includes Autodesk AutoCAD, Computer aided design CAD software, Health and safety training software, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Office software. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.
What other job titles cover Boilermaker work?: O*NET records 28 titles for this occupation, including Boiler Maker, Boiler Mechanic, Boiler Technician, and Boiler Repairman. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
What qualifications does a Boilermaker need?: In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 39% reported their level of education as "Less than a High School Diploma". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
Will this resume pass an ATS for a Boilermaker role?: No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

Related roles

Occupations O*NET records as closest to this one, and worth looking at if this search is not moving.

What this page cannot tell you

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This page makes no claim about pay, demand or how many people hold this job. O*NET does not publish that here and we will not estimate it.
Keyword overlap is one input to a resume’s score, not a verdict on you. A resume that names skills you do not have is worse than one that names fewer.

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