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Document Plumber Overview

The occupational title "Plumber" defines persons having the knowledge, training and abilities to install, repair and maintain a variety of piping systems, plumbing fixtures and other equipment generally associated with, but not limited to, water distribution and wastewater disposal.

People in this occupational group are employed by maintenance departments of manufacturing, commercial, health care and educational facilities, by plumbing contractors, by plumbing service companies or they may be self-employed. They may specialize in the installation of piping systems in a wide variety of settings, such as residential, commercial,... Complete Description

GearTrade Skills

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  • Selects pumps.
  • Installs petroleum systems.
  • Installs pumps.
  • Installs private sewage systems.
  • Installs fire stopping systems.
  • Prepares piping for installation.
  • Installs water services.
  • Installs support systems.
  • Installs hydronic heating/cooling generating equipment.
  • Installs site services.

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  • drywall saw
  • hand threader
  • faucet seat wrench
  • flashlight
  • crimpers
  • adjustable wrench
  • hacksaw
  • calculator
  • ball-peen hammer
  • combination wrench
  • chisels
  • basin wrench
  • claw hammer
  • caliper
  • caulking gun
  • chalk line
  • broom
  • hand saw
  • compass
  • copper tube cutter

Text treeTerminology

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  • directly connected
  • header
  • critical level
  • private water supply system
  • stack vent
  • backflow
  • offset
  • sewage
  • service water heater
  • appliance
  • developed length
  • fixture
  • plumbing contractor
  • branch
  • individual vent
  • indirectly connected
  • vent stack
  • fixture drain
  • subsoil drainage pipe
  • nominally vertical

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Most Important Skills: Document Use, Oral Communication, Problem Solving More

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for British Columbia, Vancouver & Lower Mainland Southwest [change]

General Wage

  • Average - $23.75
  • Minimum - $15.00
  • Maximum - $31.71

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