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