Its a trade like most other trade that you start from the bottom as you learn and become confident .you learn other procedures. Once the boss know what you can do and do well at trade school they put...

The challenges

Pay was low when I was an apprentice but it's quite good now , get a few burns from weld spatters, manual work, working with large group of people majority are helpful and some are not

Mar 2021

Boilermaking is great you will always be able to see a great product you have made somewhere

Reviewer's Qualification

Certificate III in Engineering- Trade

Experience

10+ years

Organisation size

Medium (20-199 employees)

Specialisation

Ship Construction

The good things

Good Variety of work . Plenty of jobs available Australia wide .Never been out of work in my 30 years of being in this trade

The challenges

You Are always using your brain and you never stop learning

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