____Realistic Occupations: Plumbers, Pipe! tters, and Steam! tters
electrical wiring. Locate and mark the position of pipe
installations, connections, passage holes, and fi xtures
in structures, using measuring instruments such as
rulers and levels. Assemble pipe sections, tubing,
and fi ttings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts,
cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, braz-
ing, and welding equipment. Fill pipes or plumbing
fi x t u r e s w i t h w a t e r o r a i r a n d o b s e r v e p r e s s u r e g a u g e s
to detect and locate leaks. Install pipe assemblies,
fi ttings, valves, appliances such as dishwashers and
water heaters, and fi xtures such as sinks and toilets,
using hand and power tools. Direct workers engaged
in pipe cutting and preassembly and installation of
plumbing systems and components. Cut openings in
structures to accommodate pipes and pipe fi ttings,
using hand and power tools. Review blueprints and
building codes and specifi cations to determine work
details and procedures. Install underground storm,
sanitary, and water piping systems and extend piping
to connect fi xtures and plumbing to these systems.
Repair and maintain plumbing, replacing defective
washers, replacing or mending broken pipes, and
opening clogged drains. Keep records of assignments
and produce detailed work reports. Hang steel sup-
ports from ceiling joists to hold pipes in place. Per-
form complex calculations and planning for special
or very large jobs. Clear away debris in renovations.
Install oxygen and medical gas in hospitals. Prepare
written work cost estimates and negotiate contracts.
Use specialized techniques, equipment, or materi-
als, such as performing computer-assisted welding of
small pipes or working with the special piping used
in microchip fabrication.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 02. Architecture
and Construction. Work Group: 02.04. Construc-
tion Crafts. Other Jobs in! is Work Group: Boil-
ermakers; Brickmasons and Blockmasons; Carpet
Installers; Cement Masons and Concrete Finish-
ers; Commercial Divers; Construction Carpenters;
Crane and Tower Operators; Drywall and Ceiling
Tile Installers; Electricians; Fence Erectors; Floor
Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles; Floor
Sanders and Finishers; Glaziers; Hazardous Mate-
rials Removal Workers; Insulation Workers, Floor,
Ceiling, and Wall; Insulation Workers, Mechanical;
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Install-
ers; Operating Engineers and Other Construction
Equipment Operators; Painters, Construction and
Maintenance; Paperhangers; Paving, Surfacing, and
Ta mpi n g E qu ipment Op er ator s; Pi le -Dr iver Op er a-
tors; Pipe Fitters and Steamfi tters; Pipelayers; Plas-
terers and Stucco Masons; Plumbers, Pipefi tters, and
Steamfi tters; Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance
Equipment Operators; Refractory Materials Repair-
ers, Except Brickmasons; Reinforcing Iron and Rebar
Workers; R ig gers; Roofers; Roug h Ca r penters; Secu-
rity and Fire Alarm Systems Installers; Segmen-
tal Pavers; Sheet Metal Workers; Stone Cutters and
Carvers, Manufacturing; Stonemasons; Structural
Iron and Steel Workers; Tapers; Terrazzo Workers
and Finishers; Tile and Marble Setters.
Skills: Installation; Quality Control Analysis;
Repairing; Operation and Control; Operation Moni-
toring; Mathematics; Systems Analysis.
Education and Training Programs: Pipefi tting/
Pipefi tter and Sprinkler Fitter; Plumbing Technol-
ogy/Plumber; Plumbing and Related Water Sup-
ply Services, Other. Related Knowledge/Courses:
Building and Construction; Physics; Mechanical
Devices; Design; Engineering and Technology; Cus-
tomer and Personal Service.
Work Env ironment : Outdoors; contaminants;
cramped work space, awkward positions; hazardous
equipment; minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings; using
hands on objects, tools, or controls.Plumbers, Pipe! tters, and
Steam! tters
See Pipe Fitters and Steamfi tters (a Realistic job) and
Plumbers (a Realistic job), described separately.Realistic–
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