Boilermakers

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Total Workforce

12.3k

Average Age

42.1

Average Salary

$65,739

Average Male Salary

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Average Female Salary

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About

Boilermakers are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Boilermakers was $65,739 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Boilermakers by wage are Registered nurses, Social & community service managers, and Mining machine operators.

Boilermakers are part of the Construction & Extraction Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, Boilermakers, Carpenters, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, Cement masons, concrete finishers, & terrazzo workers, and 28 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Boilermakers are . The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Boilermakers are .

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Boilermakers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Boilermakers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Boilermakers, by average wage, is Petroleum refining. Boilermakers are paid most in Flagstaff City PUMA, AZ but are relatively concentrated in false.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$65,739

AVERAGE SALARY

± $8,139

In 2018, Boilermakers earned an average of $65,739, $11,850 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Registered nurses make somewhat more than Boilermakers while Social & community service managers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Boilermakers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

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WAGE GINI

In 2017, Boilermakers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.27, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Boilermakers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Boilermakers.

Spatial Concentration

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PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Boilermakers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Boilermakers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Boilermakers, by number of employees, are Construction, Structural metals, & boiler, tank, & shipping container manufacturing , and Petroleum refining.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Boilermakers, by average wage, are Petroleum refining, Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment repair & maintenance, Hospitals, Petroleum refining, Construction, and Structural metals, & boiler, tank, & shipping container manufacturing .

Industries by Share

12.3k

2018 Workforce

± 2,726

-24.5%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 38.8%

The number of people employed as Boilermakers has been declining at a rate of -24.5%, from 16,333 people in 2017 to 12,328 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Boilermakers employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Boilermakers at 31.9%, followed by Structural metals, & boiler, tank, & shipping container manufacturing with 19% and Petroleum refining with 6.76%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Boilermakers in the US. The average age of male Boilermakers in the workforce is N/A and of female Boilermakers is N/A, and the most common race/ethnicity for Boilermakers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

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MALE WORKFORCE

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FEMALE WORKFORCE

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N/A% of Boilermakers are N/A, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Boilermakers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Boilermakers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

73.2% of Boilermakers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 14% of Boilermakers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Boilermakers.

Age by Gender

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AVERAGE MALE AGE

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AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

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The median age of Boilermakers is 42.1, and Male employees are generally N/A years N/A than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Boilermakers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Boilermakers is false but a relatively high number of Boilermakers hold a major in false.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Boilermakers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boilermakers need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Operation and Control, and Quality Control Analysis. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Boilermakers need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.