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