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“Irrigation Installation Specialist” 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”.

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Tasks for “Irrigation Installation Specialist”

Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials and equipment to work site.
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.
Cut pipe and lift up to fitters.
Clean and renew steam traps.
Install gas burners to convert furnaces from wood, coal, or oil.
Excavate and grade ditches, and lay and join pipe for water and sewer service.
Mount brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes, and set sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes.
Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.
Assist pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for air, ammonia, gas, and water systems.
Cut or drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes.
Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags.
Fit or assist in fitting valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems, using hand tools.
Immerse pipe in chemical solution to remove dirt, oil, and scale.
Fill pipes with sand or resin to prevent distortion, and hold pipes during bending and installation.

Related Technology & Tools

Magnetic locators
Flow gauges
Pipe benders
Alternating current AC welding equipment
Bibb seat tools
Tractors with loader attachments
Tub drain removers
Track loaders
Power spinners
Snakes
Air operated grinders
Box end wrenches
Horizontal boring machines
Moisture meters
Tapping tools
Optical levels
Portable grinders
Mini tubing cutters
Plasma cutting guides
Air pressure gauges
Water jetters
Shut-off keys
Universal nut wrenches
Cable saws
Die heads for threading machines
Tractors with backhoe attachments
Rapwrenches
Channel lock pliers
Vertical bandsaws
Amp meters
Dumpy levels
Polyvinyl chloride PVC saws
Internal wrenches
Offset grinders
Pipe flange aligners
Winches
Water heater element removal wrenches
End pipe wrenches
Bandsaws
Rebar locators
Non-contact infrared thermometers
Sewer tapes
Powered tampers
Faucet stem and cartridge pullers
Reamers
Centering head tools
Basket strainer wrenches
Cleanout plug wrenches
Forklifts
Die heads for plastic pipe/conduit
Flaring tools
Diagonal cutting pliers
Pneumatic drills
Ultrasonic leak detectors
Tube bending springs
Pipe bending mandrels
Split bubble levels
Seat dressers
Rat-tail files
Trutest smoke detectors
Torches
Propane torches
Caulking guns
Stationary grinders
Air wire brushes
Pigs
Video diagnostic tools
Soldering irons
Cordless screwdrivers
Pneumatic wire brushes
Chain falls
Ditch pumps
Telescopic inspection mirrors
Tin snips
Portable welding machines
Soldering equipment
Backhoes
Right-angle drills
Adjustable wrenches
Ladders
Drain cleaning cables
Straight-fluted pipe reamers
Cable plows
Water pump pliers
Compactors
Belting slings
Welding clamps
Slip joint pliers
Safety harnesses
Impact hammers
Magnetic circle layout tools
Rotary hammers
Straight pipe wrenches
Augers
Impact wrenches
Generators
Impact screwdrivers
Sump pumps
Pop-up plug wrenches
Line locators
Wire brushes
Laser levels
Carpenters' levels
Tirfors
Pipeline jacks
Water stoppers
Sandblasters
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Light pickup trucks
Soil pipe cutters
Manlifts
Two way radios
Crescent wrenches
Radius markers
Spud wrenches
Butane torches
Expanding-jaw pliers
Facing machines
Oilers
Narrow mouth shovels
Tuggers
Plungers
Excavators
Vacuum plungers
Pipe beveling machines
Monkey wrench sets
Shielded arc welding tools
Gasket cutters
Block and tackle equipment
Bench chain vises
Explosimeters
Mud pumps
Root ranger jetter nozzles
Sledgehammers
Ratchet wrenches
Aligning clamps
Wire tracers
Round point shovels
Four-in-one keys
Hydrostatic testers
Pry bars
Seat wrenches
Hollow core socket wrenches
Rubber strap wrenches
Maximum reading water pressure gauges
Plumbers' pliers
Compression sleeve pullers
Graders
Pipelayers
Pedestal grinders
Tube crimping tools
Wide roll pipe cutters
Pulleys
Hydraulic cranes
Utility pumps
Concrete saws
Motor-driven grinders
Cordless drills
Vibration analyzers
Mini hacksaws
Shower valve socket wrenches
Dredges
Allen wrenches
Cutoff saws
Angle air grinders
Transmitters
Trenchers
Fill pumps
Drain cleaning machines
Chain wrenches
Voltmeters
Compound leverage wrenches
Crowbars
Heavy duty water pressure gauges
Dump trucks
Spiral ratchet pipe reamers
Test pumps
Hole cutting tools
Swaging tools
Wheel loaders
Bench vises
Pipe threading machines
Manual screw jacks
Lathes
Flat files
Pipe cutting machines
Roll groovers
Calipers
Hand spinners
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Telescoping basin wrenches
Sewage pumps
Drill presses
Manual benders
Rodders
Pipe freezing kits
Comprehensive water gauges
Welding hoods
Direct tap machines
Pressurized water pigs
Strap wrenches
Circular saws
Ball peen hammers
Reciprocating pipe saws
Air compressors
Chain tongs
Bolt cutters
Pedestal sink wrenches
Pipe lasers
Stillson wrenches
Pipe threaders
Offset pipe wrenches
Plastic nut basin wrenches
Faucet handle pullers
Air hammers
Hex wrenches
Water meter keys
Direct current DC arc welder
Staple guns
Thread repair files
Hand tachometers
Polyvinyl chloride PVC cutters
Brazing equipment
Bulldozers
Basin wrenches
Ratcheting box wrenches
Plumbers' snakes
Hydraulic valve turners
Null locators
Deburring tools
Six-step faucet seat wrenches
Hacksaws
Reciprocating saws
Sand pumps
Gas leak detection devices
Two-hole pins
Transit levels
Boring machines
Water samplers
Pipe wrenches
Scaffolding
Water pressure gauges
Pipe extractors
Measuring tapes
Tractor pipe carrier attachments
Power drills
Ohmmeters
Torch cutter guides
Vacuum gauges
Automatic levels
Bevel grinding machines
Tubing cutters
One stop wrenches
Pipe cutters
Phillips head screwdrivers
Motor-driven brushes