ASSEMBLE PATH · ONTARIO TRADE 456P
Pressure Systems Welder
A Pressure Systems Welder:
NON-COMPULSORY IN ONTARIOCONSTRUCTION / BUILDING SYSTEMS
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WHY THE WORK MATTERS
Sound welds protect people and equipment wherever fluids operate under pressure.
Pressure systems welders join plate, pipe, tubes, shells and drums using qualified procedures so boilers, vessels and piping can meet demanding inspection and pressure-test standards.
5760 hoursgeneral apprenticeship duration
$62,000estimated median at 2,000 paid hours
Ontario tradenon-compulsory classification
EXPLORE IN ORDER
Four questions. One clearer next step.
WHERE THE WORK LIVES
Real settings for real work
pressure-vessel fabrication shopspower generation and process plantsrefineries and chemical facilitiespulp mills, mines and heavy industryboiler and piping construction contractors
EVIDENCE BASE
Sources & verification
Regulated, numerical and time-sensitive claims link to the authority used. Accessed and reviewed August 25, 2026.
Skilled Trades Ontario — Pressure Systems Welder ↗Official scope, duties, training and certificationGovernment of Canada Job Bank — Ontario wages ↗Ontario low, median and high employee wage benchmarkSkilled Trades Ontario — Start an apprenticeship ↗Eligibility, sponsors and registrationOntario — OYAP ↗High-school apprenticeship pathway