Building Installation Workers

How to become a Boiler Installer

Official Chinese title (2022 occupational classification): 锅炉设备安装工

Also called: Boiler Steelwork Erector, Boiler Heating Surface Installer, Boiler Auxiliaries Installer

Uses tools and equipment to install and commission boiler steelwork, heating surfaces and auxiliary machinery.

Main tasks

Laying out the assembly area, checking equipment and fixing defects
Assembling, lifting and adjusting steelwork, heating surfaces and auxiliary machinery and installing boiler peripheral equipment
Installing flue ducts, air ducts, coal powder and ash pipes and fittings and testing them for tightness
Laying insulation on pipes and boiler walls
Installing dust removal, desulphurisation, denitrification and other flue gas treatment equipment
Carrying out boiler hydraulic tests and acid cleaning and trial running each system
Recording installation checks, tests and trial runs of equipment and parts

Ways in

Vocational majors: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Hydropower Station Electromechanical Equipment and Automation (430102). Vocational major 430102 Hydropower Station Electromechanical Equipment and Automation (水电站机电设备与自动化), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Substation and Distribution Operation and Maintenance.; Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Pumping Station Electromechanical Equipment Installation and Operation (650301). Vocational major 650301 Pumping Station Electromechanical Equipment Installation and Operation (水泵站机电设备安装与运行), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Substation and Distribution Operation and Maintenance.; Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Rural Drinking Water Supply Engineering Technology (650205). Vocational major 650205 Rural Drinking Water Supply Engineering Technology (农村饮水供水工程技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Water Environment Monitoring and Treatment; Surface Water Quality Monitoring (rivers, lakes, reservoirs and bays); Wastewater Treatment.; Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Thermal Power Plant Equipment Installation (630201). Vocational major 630201 Thermal Power Plant Equipment Installation (火电厂热力设备安装), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向).

Pay · AI and this job

Median pay in China: CN¥60,000 a year (2025).
Middle half: CN¥46,600 to CN¥81,500. One in ten earn less than CN¥36,100 and one in ten more than CN¥106,900.
This is the figure for the mid group Construction Workers, not for this job alone.
National figure: wage prices of enterprise employees from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) enterprise pay survey. The public sector and the self-employed are not covered.
Guangzhou only: median CN¥77,081 a year (2025), middle half CN¥58,968 to CN¥114,355.
This is the figure for the minor group Building Installation Workers, not for this job alone.
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Who does this work

The census group Construction Workers holds 9.52% of everyone employed in China; 14.2% of its workers are women (2020 Census).
25% are under 35, 58.1% are 35 to 54 and 16.9% are 55 or older. The middle age band is 45 to 49.
Census figures for the whole mid group (2020 long-form sample), not for this job alone.

Questions people ask

How do I become a Boiler Installer?

Ways in include: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Hydropower Station Electromechanical Equipment and Automation (430102); Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Pumping Station Electromechanical Equipment Installation and Operation (650301).

How much does a Boiler Installer earn in China?

Across China, the median pay of enterprise employees is CN¥60,000 a year (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), 2025). The public sector and the self-employed are not covered. It is the figure for the mid group Construction Workers. In Guangzhou alone it is CN¥77,081 a year (2025).

Will AI change the work of a Boiler Installer?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS): 2025 enterprise pay survey information: wage prices of enterprise employees by occupation mid group, and digital occupations (P10 to P90 annual CNY) (2025 (published 2026-07-08)), retrieved 5 October 2026
Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau: Guangzhou 2025 labour market wage prices (P10 to P90 annual CNY by occupation) (2025 (enterprise pay survey)), retrieved 4 October 2026
National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Population Census Yearbook 2020, long-form tables 4-6 and 4-7 (employed by occupation mid group, sex, age) (2020 Census long form (10% sample)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Sources: Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition, public consultation draft), Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State Administration for Market Regulation and National Bureau of Statistics; Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 2025 enterprise pay survey information; Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, 2025 labour market wage prices; National Bureau of Statistics of China (www.stats.gov.cn), 2020 Population Census yearbook; Ministry of Education, vocational education major profiles (2022 revision) and undergraduate major catalogue (2025); Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, national vocational qualifications catalogue (2021); O*NET interest scores (CC BY 4.0); ILO global generative AI exposure index (CC BY 4.0). Figures processed by Peernovo. English text, translations and the matching of occupations to ISCO-08, majors, degree fields and qualifications by Peernovo.

Descriptions and tasks are Peernovo's own words, written from the facts in the Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition). Job titles and work types are the classification's own.

Updated 5 October 2026