From welder to boilermaker
14 of the 22 essential skills of a boilermaker are already essential for a welder — about 64% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from welder in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 14
- skills carry over
- 8
- would be new
- 64%
- of the target job covered
- 22
- essential skills of a boilermaker
What a boilermaker does
Boilermakers operate a variety of equipment and machinery to create, repipe and retube hot water and steam boilers, producing them in all steps of the production process. They cut, gouge and shape the metal sheets and tubes for the boilers to size, using oxy-acetylene gas torches, assemble them by shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding or gas tungsten arc welding, and finish them by the appropriate machine tools, power tools and coating.
What carries over
14 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply arc welding techniques
- apply precision metalworking techniques
- ensure correct metal temperature
- ensure equipment availability
- flammable fluids
- fuel gas
- operate welding equipment
- perform test run
- quality standards
- select filler metal
- smooth burred surfaces
- troubleshoot
- types of metal
- wear appropriate protective gear
What would be new
8 skillsEssential for a boilermaker and not for a welder. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
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How far are you from being a boilermaker?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.