Tag: boilermaking

In this world of commerce and innovation, it seems like every day I hear about another way to make a living in the United States. The list is dazzlingly limitless. One profession that I’ve wanted to know more about since I first heard of it is boiler making. I had several classmates whose fathers were boilermakers, others who started in this line of work right after high school, and as an adult I know still more who are connected to boiler making in some way. Consequently, I’ve heard about it frequently. But I’ve often wondered, What is boiler making? Is it literally building boilers? Can there really be that much demand for such a specific job? What does a boilermaker actually do?”