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