How do they match: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

  • Heating Mechanic
  • Heating Unit Installer
  • Hot Water Heater Installer
  • Steam Heating Installer

  • Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases. May install heating and cooling equipment and mechanical control systems. Includes sprinkler fitters.

  • Operate motorized pumps to remove water from flooded manholes, basements, or facility floors.
  • Assemble pipe sections, tubing, or fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing, or welding equipment.
  • Cut openings in structures to accommodate pipes or pipe fittings, using hand or power tools.
  • Install green plumbing equipment, such as faucet flow restrictors, dual-flush or pressure-assisted flush toilets, or tankless hot water heaters.
  • Install pipe assemblies, fittings, valves, appliances such as dishwashers or water heaters, or fixtures such as sinks or toilets, using hand or power tools.
  • Install pipe systems to support alternative energy-fueled systems, such as geothermal heating or cooling systems.
  • Maintain or repair plumbing by replacing defective washers, replacing or mending broken pipes, or opening clogged drains.

  • Operate pumps or compressors.
  • Cut openings in existing structures.
  • Record operational or environmental data.