Plumber

• Installs pipes and fixtures.
• Studies blueprints and follows state and local building codes.
• Determines the amount of material and type of equipment needed.
• Inspects and tests installed pipe systems and pipelines.
• Troubleshoots and repairs systems that are not working.
• Replaces worn parts.

Plumber

• Installs and repairs water, drainage, and gas pipes in homes, businesses, and factories.  
• Installs and repairs large water lines, such as those that supply water to buildings, and smaller ones, including ones that supply water to refrigerators.
• Installs plumbing fixtures—bathtubs, showers, sinks, and toilets—and appliances such as dishwashers, garbage disposals, and water heaters.

Pipefitter

• Installs and maintains pipes that carry chemicals, acids, and gases. These pipes are mostly in manufacturing, commercial, and industrial settings.
• Installs and repairs pipe systems in power plants, as well as heating and cooling systems in large office buildings.
• Some pipefitters specialize:
  • Gasfitters install pipes that provide clean oxygen to patients in hospitals.
  • Sprinklerfitters install and repair fire sprinkler systems in businesses, factories, and residential buildings.
  • Steamfitters install pipe systems that move steam under high pressure. Most steamfitters work at campus and natural gas power plants where heat and electricity is generated, but others work in factories that use high-temperature steam pipes.

• Manual dexterity: good with your hands.
• Hand eye coordination
• Critical thinking and problem-solving: will encounter unexpected problems and you will have to figure them out in a timely fashion.
• Basic math: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus and statistics.
• Computer: project planning, estimating software.
• Chú ý đến chi tiết
• Sức mạnh thể chất và sức chịu đựng

• Must lift heavy materials, climb ladders, and work in tight spaces.
• Might travel to a variety of work sites every day.

• Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors: Range from mom and pop shop (4-8) to large shops (200+)
• Tự kinh doanh

• Dangerous: Have higher-than-average risk of injury and illness. Cuts from sharp tools, burns from hot pipes and soldering equipment, and falls from ladders are common injuries.
• Irregular hours: Might have to work on nights and weekends.

• Union negotiates competitive rates: For example) In SF Bay Area, over $35 per hour as journeyman which is the position after you are an apprentice.
• Quyền lợi y tế đầy đủ (y tế, nha khoa, thị lực)
• Lương hưu
• Annuity
• Access to better jobs and amazing opportunities

• Building and fixing things! : working with your hands
• Being outside in nature
• Sports
• Anything mechanical like working on cars

"Một số người trong chúng tôi có nhiều DNA của người Neanderthal hơn những người khác. Bạn phải có khả năng thể hiện điều đó theo cách tốt nhất có thể. Tất cả chúng ta đều có cảm giác sáng tạo có thể được thể hiện và đó là tìm ra cách đó để thể hiện sự sáng tạo đó. Một số người họ có thể làm điều đó đằng sau một chiếc máy tính, những người khác thật tuyệt khi có thể xây dựng một tòa nhà. Tất cả đều xuất hiện trong cảm giác tồn tại của bất cứ điều gì khiến bạn cảm thấy sống động. Robert Williams III, Đại diện Kinh doanh, Liên minh Họa sĩ Quốc tế và Hội đồng Quận Thương mại Đồng minh 16, Bắc California