How do they match: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

  • Drain Technician
  • Fire Control System Installer
  • Fire Sprinkler Technician
  • Fire Sprinkler Service Technician
  • Irrigation System Installer
  • Irrigation Technician
  • Plumbing Technician
  • Plumbing Service Technician
  • Residential Mechanical Systems Installer
  • Service Technician
  • Sprinkling System 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.

  • Attach pipes to walls, structures, or fixtures, such as radiators or tanks, using brackets, clamps, tools, or welding equipment.
  • Cut openings in structures to accommodate pipes or pipe fittings, using hand or power tools.
  • Direct helpers engaged in pipe cutting, preassembly, or installation of plumbing systems or components.
  • Inspect structures to assess material or equipment needs, to establish the sequence of pipe installations, or to plan installation around obstructions, such as electrical wiring.
  • Inspect work sites for obstructions or holes that could cause structural weakness.
  • Inspect, examine, or test installed systems or pipe lines, using pressure gauge, hydrostatic testing, observation, or other methods.
  • Install automatic controls to regulate pipe systems.
  • Install pipe systems to support alternative energy-fueled systems, such as geothermal heating or cooling systems.
  • 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 underground storm, sanitary, or water piping systems, extending piping as needed to connect fixtures and plumbing.
  • Lay out full scale drawings of pipe systems, supports, or related equipment, according to blueprints.
  • Locate and mark the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, or fixtures in structures, using measuring instruments such as rulers or levels.
  • Modify, clean, or maintain pipe systems, units, fittings, or related machines or equipment, using hand or power tools.
  • Plan pipe system layout, installation, or repair, according to specifications.
  • Repair or remove and replace system components.
  • Weld small pipes or special piping, using specialized techniques, equipment, or materials, such as computer-assisted welding or microchip fabrication.

  • Cut openings in existing structures.
  • Inspect plumbing systems or fixtures.
  • Install green plumbing or water handling systems.
  • Maintain plumbing structures or fixtures.