Will “Plumbing Assembler-Installer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
57% Chance of Automation
“Plumbing Assembler-Installer” 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
- 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 “Plumbing Assembler-Installer”
- Cut pipe and lift up to fitters.
- Fill pipes with sand or resin to prevent distortion, and hold pipes during bending and installation.
- Clean and renew steam traps.
- 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.
- Perform rough-ins, repair and replace fixtures and water heaters, and locate, repair, or remove leaking or broken pipes.
- Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials and equipment to work site.
- Mount brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes, and set sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes.
- Measure, cut, thread and assemble new pipe, placing the assembled pipe in hangers or other supports.
- 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.
- Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.
- Excavate and grade ditches, and lay and join pipe for water and sewer service.
- Install gas burners to convert furnaces from wood, coal, or oil.
- Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags.
Related Technology & Tools
- Air operated grinders
- Soil pipe cutters
- Pigs
- Flaring tools
- Reciprocating saws
- Trenchers
- Allen wrenches
- Manual benders
- Vibration analyzers
- Lathes
- Vacuum gauges
- Laser levels
- Water jetters
- Measuring tapes
- Pipe cutters
- Tapping tools
- Rotary hammers
- Gasket cutters
- Belting slings
- Cordless screwdrivers
- Ladders
- Magnetic locators
- Tub drain removers
- Boring machines
- Water stoppers
- Mud pumps
- Pipe bending mandrels
- Power drills
- Chain falls
- Sledgehammers
- Facing machines
- Moisture meters
- Manlifts
- Water pump pliers
- Hand tachometers
- Shower valve socket wrenches
- Hex wrenches
- Hand spinners
- Pressurized water pigs
- Hole cutting tools
- Telescopic inspection mirrors
- Pipe flange aligners
- Hacksaws
- Tube crimping tools
- Pneumatic wire brushes
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Bolt cutters
- Tin snips
- Adjustable wrenches
- Generators
- Block and tackle equipment
- Horizontal boring machines
- Pry bars
- Automatic levels
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Pulleys
- Plumbers' snakes
- Maximum reading water pressure gauges
- Cable plows
- Water samplers
- Two way radios
- Portable grinders
- Pipe threading machines
- Direct current DC arc welder
- Spiral ratchet pipe reamers
- Transit levels
- Motor-driven brushes
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Welding clamps
- Brazing equipment
- Rebar locators
- Offset grinders
- Sewer tapes
- Torches
- Tirfors
- Direct tap machines
- Alternating current AC welding equipment
- Six-step faucet seat wrenches
- Radius markers
- Air compressors
- Deburring tools
- Dredges
- Ratchet wrenches
- Expanding-jaw pliers
- Aligning clamps
- Hydraulic cranes
- Excavators
- Magnetic circle layout tools
- Seat dressers
- Straight-fluted pipe reamers
- Mini tubing cutters
- Stationary grinders
- Hydraulic valve turners
- Drain cleaning machines
- Rubber strap wrenches
- Die heads for threading machines
- Water meter keys
- Pipe threaders
- Power spinners
- Portable welding machines
- Polyvinyl chloride PVC cutters
- Right-angle drills
- Straight pipe wrenches
- Polyvinyl chloride PVC saws
- Diagonal cutting pliers
- Carpenters' levels
- Optical levels
- Die heads for plastic pipe/conduit
- Bevel grinding machines
- Flow gauges
- Calipers
- Crescent wrenches
- Flat files
- Universal nut wrenches
- Tubing cutters
- Ratcheting box wrenches
- Wire brushes
- Cable saws
- Faucet handle pullers
- Plungers
- Pipelayers
- Powered tampers
- Caulking guns
- Air wire brushes
- Air pressure gauges
- Two-hole pins
- Box end wrenches
- Ditch pumps
- Vacuum plungers
- Heavy duty water pressure gauges
- Rapwrenches
- Utility pumps
- Offset pipe wrenches
- Pipe wrenches
- Pedestal sink wrenches
- End pipe wrenches
- Butane torches
- Bench vises
- Bandsaws
- Bulldozers
- Bibb seat tools
- Rat-tail files
- Compression sleeve pullers
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Angle air grinders
- Faucet stem and cartridge pullers
- Pipe extractors
- Chain tongs
- Bench chain vises
- Pneumatic drills
- Sump pumps
- Sewage pumps
- Pop-up plug wrenches
- Plasma cutting guides
- Compound leverage wrenches
- Tractor pipe carrier attachments
- Wheel loaders
- Stillson wrenches
- Root ranger jetter nozzles
- Cordless drills
- Staple guns
- Manual screw jacks
- Test pumps
- Chain wrenches
- Drain cleaning cables
- Pipe benders
- Round point shovels
- Plastic nut basin wrenches
- Pedestal grinders
- Video diagnostic tools
- Motor-driven grinders
- Spud wrenches
- Compactors
- Ball peen hammers
- Hydrostatic testers
- Winches
- Impact hammers
- Water pressure gauges
- Forklifts
- Telescoping basin wrenches
- Amp meters
- Impact wrenches
- Pipe beveling machines
- Non-contact infrared thermometers
- Centering head tools
- Pipe freezing kits
- Basket strainer wrenches
- Propane torches
- Channel lock pliers
- Thread repair files
- Pipe lasers
- Backhoes
- Trutest smoke detectors
- Reamers
- Sandblasters
- One stop wrenches
- Plumbers' pliers
- Basin wrenches
- Ultrasonic leak detectors
- Concrete saws
- Tuggers
- Cleanout plug wrenches
- Gas leak detection devices
- Ohmmeters
- Roll groovers
- Monkey wrench sets
- Split bubble levels
- Cutoff saws
- Rodders
- Voltmeters
- Welding hoods
- Scaffolding
- Dump trucks
- Wide roll pipe cutters
- Pipe cutting machines
- Shut-off keys
- Comprehensive water gauges
- Water heater element removal wrenches
- Tractors with loader attachments
- Pipeline jacks
- Snakes
- Soldering equipment
- Graders
- Sand pumps
- Vertical bandsaws
- Strap wrenches
- Narrow mouth shovels
- Oilers
- Transmitters
- Impact screwdrivers
- Track loaders
- Torch cutter guides
- Tube bending springs
- Wire tracers
- Reciprocating pipe saws
- Fill pumps
- Dumpy levels
- Safety harnesses
- Augers
- Drill presses
- Explosimeters
- Line locators
- Tractors with backhoe attachments
- Null locators
- Soldering irons
- Air hammers
- Slip joint pliers
- Internal wrenches
- Light pickup trucks
- Crowbars
- Mini hacksaws
- Swaging tools
- Four-in-one keys
- Circular saws
- Hollow core socket wrenches
- Seat wrenches