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“Drain Technician” will maybe be replaced by robots.
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Job Description
Help plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, or pipelayers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-3015.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 30,640.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 14.00
- Currently, there are 54,080 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters”.
Also Known As…
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Sprinkler Repair Technician
- Sprinkler Installer
- Sprinkler Fitter
- Service Technician
- Plumber's Helper
- Irrigation Technician
- Irrigation Installation Specialist
- Helper
- Gas Fitter
- Drain Technician
- Water Main Installer Helper
- Water Main Inspector
- Trench Pipe Layer Helper
- Sprinkler Helper
- Sprinkler Fitter Helper
- Sewer Pipe Layer Helper
- Service Sprinkler Helper
- Plumbing Warehouse Helper
- Plumbing Assembler-Installer
- Plumber Helper
- Plumber Cub
- Plumber Assistant
- Plumber Apprentice
- Plumber
- Pipefitter
- Pipe Fitter Helper
- Pipe Cutter
- Pipe Coverer Helper
- Mechanic
- Marine Steam Fitter Helper
- Marine Pipefitter Helper
- Laborer
- Industrial Gas Fitter Helper
- Hydraulic Plumber Helper
- Gas Main Fitter Helper
- Fire Sprinkler Fitter
- Conduit Helper
- Apprentice Plumber
- Apprentice
Tasks for “Drain Technician”
- Assist pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for air, ammonia, gas, and water systems.
- Fill pipes with sand or resin to prevent distortion, and hold pipes during bending and installation.
- Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.
- Mount brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes, and set sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes.
- Immerse pipe in chemical solution to remove dirt, oil, and scale.
- Install gas burners to convert furnaces from wood, coal, or oil.
- Perform rough-ins, repair and replace fixtures and water heaters, and locate, repair, or remove leaking or broken pipes.
- Measure, cut, thread and assemble new pipe, placing the assembled pipe in hangers or other supports.
- Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags.
- Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials and equipment to work site.
- Excavate and grade ditches, and lay and join pipe for water and sewer service.
- Cut or drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes.
- Clean and renew steam traps.
- Cut pipe and lift up to fitters.
- Fit or assist in fitting valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems, using hand tools.
Related Technology & Tools
- Cable saws
- Crescent wrenches
- Aligning clamps
- Mini hacksaws
- Bench vises
- Measuring tapes
- Boring machines
- Hand spinners
- Wheel loaders
- Compactors
- Manual screw jacks
- Drill presses
- Wire brushes
- Plasma cutting guides
- Sledgehammers
- Spiral ratchet pipe reamers
- Slip joint pliers
- Oilers
- Fill pumps
- Test pumps
- Pipe extractors
- Pipe threaders
- Motor-driven brushes
- Snakes
- Augers
- Swaging tools
- Calipers
- Trutest smoke detectors
- Internal wrenches
- Polyvinyl chloride PVC saws
- Pedestal grinders
- Voltmeters
- Dump trucks
- Radius markers
- Water pump pliers
- Impact hammers
- Sump pumps
- Bibb seat tools
- Two way radios
- Manual benders
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Cable plows
- Winches
- Die heads for plastic pipe/conduit
- Pipe flange aligners
- Ladders
- Water heater element removal wrenches
- Four-in-one keys
- Pipe wrenches
- Line locators
- Hand tachometers
- Hacksaws
- Belting slings
- Pipe beveling machines
- Impact screwdrivers
- Pipe benders
- Channel lock pliers
- Pipe cutters
- Root ranger jetter nozzles
- Flow gauges
- Adjustable wrenches
- Portable grinders
- Split bubble levels
- Pipe threading machines
- Powered tampers
- Cordless screwdrivers
- Straight-fluted pipe reamers
- Caulking guns
- Six-step faucet seat wrenches
- Direct tap machines
- Bevel grinding machines
- Stationary grinders
- Plumbers' pliers
- Scaffolding
- Excavators
- Horizontal boring machines
- Bulldozers
- Alternating current AC welding equipment
- Block and tackle equipment
- Centering head tools
- Offset pipe wrenches
- Tractor pipe carrier attachments
- Staple guns
- Flat files
- Drain cleaning cables
- Rotary hammers
- Diagonal cutting pliers
- Pigs
- Bench chain vises
- Tirfors
- Die heads for threading machines
- Water stoppers
- Pressurized water pigs
- Deburring tools
- Gasket cutters
- Chain falls
- Utility pumps
- Spud wrenches
- Lathes
- Box end wrenches
- Hole cutting tools
- Pulleys
- Mini tubing cutters
- Pipe bending mandrels
- Narrow mouth shovels
- Ohmmeters
- Tube bending springs
- Air compressors
- Roll groovers
- Concrete saws
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Safety harnesses
- Direct current DC arc welder
- Air pressure gauges
- Hydrostatic testers
- Pry bars
- Stillson wrenches
- Sand pumps
- One stop wrenches
- Telescopic inspection mirrors
- Bandsaws
- Tin snips
- Light pickup trucks
- Air wire brushes
- Facing machines
- Compression sleeve pullers
- Impact wrenches
- Hydraulic cranes
- Seat wrenches
- Water samplers
- Cordless drills
- Tub drain removers
- Water jetters
- Ultrasonic leak detectors
- Crowbars
- Chain tongs
- Shower valve socket wrenches
- Generators
- Null locators
- Soldering irons
- Polyvinyl chloride PVC cutters
- Ratcheting box wrenches
- Heavy duty water pressure gauges
- Optical levels
- Right-angle drills
- Portable welding machines
- Pneumatic wire brushes
- Butane torches
- Vacuum gauges
- Circular saws
- Forklifts
- Tractors with loader attachments
- Pipeline jacks
- Basin wrenches
- Torch cutter guides
- Soldering equipment
- Welding hoods
- Transmitters
- Power spinners
- Dumpy levels
- Soil pipe cutters
- Ratchet wrenches
- Rapwrenches
- Amp meters
- Sandblasters
- Drain cleaning machines
- Seat dressers
- Tapping tools
- Cutoff saws
- Expanding-jaw pliers
- Reciprocating saws
- End pipe wrenches
- Tube crimping tools
- Gas leak detection devices
- Mud pumps
- Angle air grinders
- Rodders
- Brazing equipment
- Flaring tools
- Strap wrenches
- Trenchers
- Telescoping basin wrenches
- Pipe lasers
- Round point shovels
- Basket strainer wrenches
- Tubing cutters
- Wide roll pipe cutters
- Tractors with backhoe attachments
- Backhoes
- Transit levels
- Faucet handle pullers
- Explosimeters
- Pipe freezing kits
- Welding clamps
- Air operated grinders
- Air hammers
- Graders
- Offset grinders
- Pop-up plug wrenches
- Automatic levels
- Track loaders
- Bolt cutters
- Moisture meters
- Faucet stem and cartridge pullers
- Hex wrenches
- Plungers
- Thread repair files
- Chain wrenches
- Pipe cutting machines
- Comprehensive water gauges
- Pipelayers
- Wire tracers
- Straight pipe wrenches
- Ball peen hammers
- Ditch pumps
- Sewage pumps
- Manlifts
- Monkey wrench sets
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Vertical bandsaws
- Torches
- Propane torches
- Pneumatic drills
- Rebar locators
- Rat-tail files
- Allen wrenches
- Maximum reading water pressure gauges
- Motor-driven grinders
- Cleanout plug wrenches
- Water pressure gauges
- Vibration analyzers
- Universal nut wrenches
- Vacuum plungers
- Non-contact infrared thermometers
- Reamers
- Sewer tapes
- Hydraulic valve turners
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Compound leverage wrenches
- Hollow core socket wrenches
- Water meter keys
- Reciprocating pipe saws
- Shut-off keys
- Two-hole pins
- Laser levels
- Tuggers
- Video diagnostic tools
- Power drills
- Pedestal sink wrenches
- Rubber strap wrenches
- Magnetic locators
- Plastic nut basin wrenches
- Carpenters' levels
- Plumbers' snakes
- Dredges
- Magnetic circle layout tools