Career Details :: Pipelayers
Description
Lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains. Perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or seal joints.
Experience
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.
Education
These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.
Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.
Tasks
- Covers pipe with earth or other materials.
- Checks slope, using carpenter's level or lasers.
- Taps and drills holes into pipe to introduce auxiliary lines or devices.
- Digs trenches to desired or required depth by hand or using trenching tool.
- Grades and levels base of trench, using tamping machine and hand tools.
- Lays out route of pipe, following written instructions or blueprints.
- Lays pipes in trenches and welds, cements, glues, or otherwise connects pieces together.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Implementing Ideas, Programs, etc.
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Outdoors
- Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
- Consequence of Error
- Degree of Automation
- Frustrating Circumstances
Related Majors
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