Millwrights install conveyor systems, escalators, giant electrical turbines and generators.
Millwrights install and do maintenance on machinery in factories, and do much of the precision work in nuclear power plants. Millwrights are skilled construction mechanics who study and interpret blueprints, and then put their knowledge and expertise to work drilling, welding, bolting and doing whatever else is necessary to assure that the cogs of industry are in perfect working order. Apprentices usually start out helping journeymen with basic tasks like material handling, and move into more sophisticated jobs as their knowledge and skills increase. Most work is indoors on installation and maintenance work, but also includes outside work on buildings and other structures, sometimes requiring the use of scaffolding. If you are still in school, take classes in math, drafting and mechanical drawing, metal or industrial shop, or any construction courses which familiarize you with construction technology.