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