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