Boilermakers perform some or all of the following duties:

• Draw drawings or specifications to plan operations;
• Tracing on heavy metal sheet, sheet steel or any other heavy metal part, bending and cutting lines using protractors, compasses, jigs and other instruments;
• Regulating and using metalworking machines, including bending machines, rolling mills, shears, cutting torches and column drills, for cutting, shaping and forming workpieces;
• Adjust and weld metal parts to form boilers, tanks, tanks, heat exchangers, pipes and other heavy metal products;
• Construct and install boilers and other heavy metal products, in accordance with the specifications, using manual and mechanical tools;
• Repare and maintain boilers and other heavy metal products;
• Direct crane operators or drivers of hoists and other workers during the shaping, assembly, installation or repair of metallic structures;
• Controlling completed structures using a variety of control methods.

Boilermakers can specialize in assembly, lifting, installation, assembly or various welding aspects of the loom.

• A high school diploma is usually required.
• A three- to four-year apprenticeship program
• or more than four years of experience in the trade, as well as specialized training in boilermaking, in a school or industrial environment, are usually required to qualify for the certificate of qualification.
• The certificate of qualification is mandatory in Quebec and Alberta and is offered, although voluntary, in all other provinces.
• Skilled boilermakers can get the Red Seal.