Calling all Pipefitters
Hey guys,
About a week ago I got my 4th class certificate but from the looks of it the market has become flooded with new engineers and it is almost impossible now to get a job in that field. So I started researching some other trades and think that pipefitting may be a possible plan B if I dont get my PE job but just a few questions about it. How strong of a mathematical ability do you need to have in order to be a good pipefitter? How labour intensive is the job compared to other trades? And lastly, are there any companies or unions right now that are hiring first year pipefitters even with the economy as it is? |
The Edmonton Union board (488) consistently has more job postings for steamfitters than pipefitters, if that helps steer you in one direction:
http://www.local488.ca/dispatch/steamfitter-pipefitter |
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WCTHemi isn't correct in them all being the same trade, while historically the employers used to allow plumbers to pull pipefitting job slips its not common anymore, its dictated by the employer whether or not they are willing to do this. With the current labrynth of safety paperwork and certification files that the clients safety depts want to see I'd doubt that it happens much at all, at least on sites with stringent safety programs.
I was wondering with all the threads we see here on AO (being that its the central information Hub for all things power engineering :lol:) if a journeyman steamfitter taking power engineering would be able to simply write off the steam hours if they were crossing over to PE? |
It's still pipe. As a plumber/pipefitter/gasfitter, I still thread pipe, I still solder pipe and I still work with welded pipe on the commercial projects. Big thing is there is typically not any steam on these projects unless they are big. I was on the Shepard Energy Center here in Calgary, but had to be there as an apprentice steamfitter, not a journeyman, even though I am a journeyman plumber/gasfitter.
There is no such thing, in Alberta at least, as a "pipefitter". It's a slang term thrown around and it gets the point across. But the way most contractors, plants, and the big one is the government see it, it's plumber, gasfitter, and steamfitters. Basically the biggest difference, steamfitters work on steam piping. The hot water heating is a toss up between the fitters and plumbers. |
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Was editing that in as you posted :)
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There are virtually no jobs right now for pipefitter where I live. Sucks.
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