Boilermaker at Great Lakes Boilermakers Local Lodge No. 169

Great Lakes Boilermakers Local Lodge No. 169 sponsors this registered boilermaker apprenticeship based in Oak Lawn, IL. The program is employer-sponsored and provides paid training throughout its 4-year duration, giving apprentices a financially viable path into a skilled, physically demanding trade.

Apprentices complete 8,000 hours of on-the-job training alongside 576 hours of related technical instruction. On industrial job sites, apprentices work with experienced journeymen to fabricate, install, and maintain boilers, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and industrial storage tanks. Classroom instruction covers welding processes, blueprint reading, metallurgy, rigging safety, and OSHA workplace standards.

Graduating from the program earns apprentices journeyman boilermaker status. Journeyman boilermakers are valuable members of the industrial workforce, working across power generation, refining, chemical processing, and heavy construction. Local Lodge No. 169 connects graduates to employment networks and trade resources that support long-term career development.