Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters

NOC

72104

fabricate, assemble, fit and install steel or other metal components for buildings, bridges, tanks, towers, boilers and other similar structures and products.

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Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters fabricate, assemble, fit and install steel or other metal components for buildings, bridges, tanks, towers, boilers, pressure vessels and other similar structures and products. They are employed in structural steel, boiler and platework fabrication plants and by heavy machinery manufacturing and shipbuilding companies. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Study engineering drawings and blueprints, determine the materials required, and plan the sequence of tasks to cut metal most efficiently

Construct patterns and templates as guides for layouts

Lay out reference points and patterns on heavy metal according to component specifications

Rig, hoist and move materials to storage areas or within worksite

Assemble and fit metal sections and plates to form complete units or subunits using tack welding, bolting, riveting or other methods

Set up and operate various heavy-duty metal-working machines such as brake presses, shears, cutting torches, grinders and drills, including computer numerical control (CNC) equipment, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill or otherwise form heavy-metal components

Install fabricated components in final product.

Also Known As

metal fabricator
plater
platework fitter
shipfitter
shipfitter apprentice

steel fabricator

structural steel fitter

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Completion of a three- to four-year apprenticeship program or A combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some college or industry courses in structural steel and platework fabrication is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.

Trade certification for metal fabricators (fitters) is available, but voluntary, in all provinces.

Trade certification for marine technicians is available, but voluntary, in Nova Scotia and British Columbia.

Trade certification for piledriver and bridgeworker is available in British Columbia.

Trade certification for boiler and related equipment assemblers and structural metal fabricators (non-construction) is available, but voluntary, in Quebec.

Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified metal fabricators (fitters) upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

Provincial Regulation

Provincially Regulated: Yes
Compulsory: No
Red Seal: Yes

Regulation Body

Skilled Trades NB

Employment by Sex

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4.2%

Female

95.8%

Male

Employment by age

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15-24

0.0%

25-34

0.0%

35-44

0.0%

45-54

0.0%

55-64

0.0%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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16.7%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

20.8%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

25.0%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

37.5%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

0.0%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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75.0%

Manufacturing

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25.0%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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Northeast

45.80%

Southeast

29.20%

Southwest

N/A

Central

8.30%

Northwest

Economic Regions

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Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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Northeast

$44,000

Southeast

$64,000

Southwest

N/A

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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Salary

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Employment Outlook

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