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