The Benefits Of Becoming A Steamfiter

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Steamfitter/welder “We do it right the first time”(plumbers and pipefitters local 653). That is the quote that pipefitting unions across the U.S. uses. Steamfitters assemble,repair,and instal pipelines that carry water,compressed air,gases,liquids,and steam that is required for processing manufacturing,cooling,and heating. They join two or more metal pieces by applying heat to them with filler metal which melts and fuses them, creating a strong bond between them when the metal parts cooldown. Becoming a steamfitter/welder is a excellent choice for someone that wants great earning potential,excellent employment opportunities,and provides for outdoor work. The first benefit of becoming a steamfitter is the great earning potential one can make over the years.If you are an steamfitter apprentice north of the 80 one will make $15.23 on one's first year,$19.28 year two,$23.33 year three, $27.38 …show more content…

There is no real place for them because they are needed everywhere. The 12% is going to happen between 2014-2024. It is proclaimed that it will be the largest job increases of any job of that type. It is going to be that way because every time something is built that has pipes a steamfitter is needed. The way the trend is going is to natural gas, which involves a pipeline which they will need steamfitters to make and fit up.Every fracking and oil rig they build they will need welders/steamfitters.In 2014 there were 42500 job openings in the US for welders/steamfitters. It is estimated there will be 474100 welding/steamfitting job openings in the US by 2024.The reason there is a big amount of job openings is that people keep moving forward and moving forward means building stuff to keep up to date, Which means there will be welding/steamfitter jobs for years to come.(Bureau of Labor

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