Career spotlight
Metal plate workers, and riveters
Average National Salaries (2020)
Age 20
£20,800
Age 35
£38,480
Age 50
£42,120
Average salary in the East Midlands: £34,840
What does this career do?
Metal plate workers and riveters mark off, drill, shape, position, rivet and seal metal plates and girders to form structures and frameworks.
Typical tasks
- examines drawings and specifications and uses rules, scribes and punches to mark out metal plate with guidelines and reference points
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cuts metal plate to markings using hand or machine tools
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uses machine tools to bend, curve, punch, drill and straighten metal plate as required
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uses hydraulic jacks to position and align metal platework or frame for welding and bolting
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selects suitable rivets and rivets together metal plates and girders
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seals seams with caulking compound, smoothes welds, fixes metal doors, metal collars, portholes, tank and hatch covers and performs other metal plate finishing tasks using a variety of hand and power tools.
Current entry requirements
Entrants typically possess GCSEs/S grades. Training is usually via apprenticeship including practical experience and technical training. Apprenticeships in Engineering Materials Processing, Engineering Assembly and Engineering Construction are available.
Percentage in work
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Predicted employment status in 2022
Predicted employment levels in the East Midlands
Career related courses available at West Notts
About the statistics
Data is powered by LMI for All and is sourced from labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Institute for Employment Research, the Department for Works and Pensions, and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.