Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Tasks Include:
- Cut, thread, or hammer pipes to specifications, using tools such as saws, cutting torches, pipe threaders, or pipe benders.
- Lay out full scale drawings of pipe systems, supports, or related equipment, according to blueprints.
- Inspect, examine, or test installed systems or pipe lines, using pressure gauge, hydrostatic testing, observation, or other methods.
- Plan pipe system layout, installation, or repair, according to specifications.
- Attach pipes to walls, structures, or fixtures, such as radiators or tanks, using brackets, clamps, tools, or welding equipment.
- Modify, clean, or maintain pipe systems, units, fittings, or related machines or equipment, using hand or power tools.
- Select pipe sizes, types, or related materials, such as supports, hangers, or hydraulic cylinders, according to specifications.
- Assemble pipe sections, tubing, or fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing, or welding equipment.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +9.9%
National: +1.9%
Education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$60,090.00
State
$50,500.00
Regional
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Description
Career Cluster: | Architecture & Construction |
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.
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Education
Required Level of Education
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 43.26%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 34.84%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 9.34%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 7.94%
- Some College Courses = 4.63%
Related Work Experience
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 56.87%
- None = 18.60%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 10.52%
- Over 10 years = 6.77%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.52%
- Up to and including 1 month = 2.39%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 0.33%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 33.49%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 15.43%
- None = 14.05%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 11.12%
- Over 10 years = 10.85%
- Up to and including 1 month = 5.79%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 4.63%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 3.69%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 0.95%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 32.84%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 23.84%
- None or short demonstration = 10.80%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 9.75%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 7.84%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 7.71%
- Over 10 years = 3.45%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 3.23%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 0.53%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Cut, thread, or hammer pipes to specifications, using tools such as saws, cutting torches, pipe threaders, or pipe benders.
- Lay out full scale drawings of pipe systems, supports, or related equipment, according to blueprints.
- Inspect, examine, or test installed systems or pipe lines, using pressure gauge, hydrostatic testing, observation, or other methods.
- Plan pipe system layout, installation, or repair, according to specifications.
- Attach pipes to walls, structures, or fixtures, such as radiators or tanks, using brackets, clamps, tools, or welding equipment.
- Modify, clean, or maintain pipe systems, units, fittings, or related machines or equipment, using hand or power tools.
- Select pipe sizes, types, or related materials, such as supports, hangers, or hydraulic cylinders, according to specifications.
- Assemble pipe sections, tubing, or fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing, or welding equipment.
- 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 automatic controls to regulate pipe systems.
- Shut off steam, water, or other gases or liquids from pipe sections, using valve keys or wrenches.
- Keep records of work assignments.
- Direct helpers engaged in pipe cutting, preassembly, or installation of plumbing systems or components.
- Fill pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air and observe pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks.
- Maintain or repair plumbing by replacing defective washers, replacing or mending broken pipes, or opening clogged drains.
- Locate and mark the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, or fixtures in structures, using measuring instruments such as rulers or levels.
- Review blueprints, building codes, or specifications to determine work details or procedures.
- Anchor steel supports from ceiling joists to hold pipes in place.
- Estimate time, material, or labor costs for use in project plans.
- Install underground storm, sanitary, or water piping systems, extending piping as needed to connect fixtures and plumbing.
- 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.
- Install green plumbing equipment, such as faucet flow restrictors, dual-flush or pressure-assisted flush toilets, or tankless hot water heaters.
- Cut openings in structures to accommodate pipes or pipe fittings, using hand or power tools.
- Repair or remove and replace system components.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Inspect work sites for obstructions or holes that could cause structural weakness.
- Install fixtures, appliances, or equipment designed to reduce water or energy consumption.
- Install pipe systems to support alternative energy-fueled systems, such as geothermal heating or cooling systems.
- Weld small pipes or special piping, using specialized techniques, equipment, or materials, such as computer-assisted welding or microchip fabrication.
- Operate motorized pumps to remove water from flooded manholes, basements, or facility floors.
- Repair hydraulic or air pumps.
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Special Requirements
http://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/Tradesmen/
Required Fees:
For More Information, Contact:
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation – Tradesmen Program
Phone: (80.4) .2785
Phone: (80.4) .2224
TTY: (80.4) .2785
Fax: (80.4) .2785
http://
[email protected]
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
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Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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83.75 | Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
83.25 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
69.00 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
68.75 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
65.00 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
57.75 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
56.00 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
56.00 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
55.75 | Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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62.50 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
56.25 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
56.25 | Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
56.25 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
53.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
50.00 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
50.00 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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68.75 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
65.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
65.50 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
62.50 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
62.50 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
59.50 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
59.50 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
59.50 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
56.25 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
56.25 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
56.25 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
56.25 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
53.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
53.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
53.00 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
53.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
53.00 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
50.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
50.00 | Dynamic Strength | The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. |
50.00 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
50.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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80.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
75.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
74.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
74.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
73.50 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
73.00 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
71.50 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
70.50 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
70.25 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
70.25 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
69.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
65.75 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
62.50 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
62.00 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
60.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
60.50 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
60.25 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
58.50 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
56.25 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
55.25 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
53.25 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
53.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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88.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
86.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
77.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
77.00 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
75.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
75.25 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
75.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
75.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
74.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
72.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
71.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
71.50 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
70.75 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
67.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
60.50 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
58.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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61.17 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
61.17 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
58.33 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
51.33 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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98.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
95.20 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
93.80 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
90.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
89.00 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
88.40 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
87.80 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
87.60 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
85.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
83.80 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
82.40 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
82.20 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
82.20 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
81.60 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
81.20 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
81.20 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
81.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
78.20 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
77.80 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
77.20 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
77.20 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
76.60 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
76.00 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
75.60 | Exposed to High Places | How often does this job require exposure to high places? |
75.40 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
75.00 | Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles | How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, or poles? |
74.00 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
73.60 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
72.80 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
71.40 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
71.00 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
69.80 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
69.60 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
68.40 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
68.40 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
64.20 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
63.00 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
62.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
61.80 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
60.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
60.20 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
57.60 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
53.80 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
53.20 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
51.60 | Exposed to Whole Body Vibration | How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (e.g., operate a jackhammer)? |
49.60 | Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance | How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $37,250.00 | $60,090.00 | $78,960.00 |
Virginia | $37,240.00 | $50,500.00 | $61,890.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $42,322.09 | $60,742.63 | $71,189.10 |
Bay Consortium | $37,272.95 | $51,094.81 | $65,250.39 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $37,962.08 | $49,765.11 | $61,408.00 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $35,544.44 | $46,804.02 | $59,048.22 |
Crater Area | $38,881.61 | $48,352.75 | $62,805.89 |
Greater Peninsula | $41,895.39 | $62,002.07 | $69,201.26 |
Hampton Roads | $39,661.66 | $52,584.65 | $63,750.21 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $34,540.19 | $45,582.80 | $53,466.99 |
Northern Virginia | $44,266.53 | $61,479.29 | $71,628.20 |
Piedmont Workforce | $39,052.08 | $51,755.01 | $64,022.97 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $36,029.00 | $47,196.63 | $54,338.99 |
Southwestern Virginia | $35,073.31 | $42,175.38 | $52,777.86 |
West Piedmont | $36,312.09 | $47,361.94 | $59,400.53 |
Western Virginia | $36,741.89 | $49,139.00 | $60,616.58 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 469,000 | 478,000 | +1.9% |
Virginia | 15,462 | 16,997 | +9.9% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | 693 | 792 | +14.3% |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 1,858 | 2,090 | +12.5% |
Central VA/Region2000 | 495 | 528 | +6.7% |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | 3,410 | 3,598 | +5.5% |
Hampton Roads | 2,951 | 3,173 | +7.5% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 150 | 158 | +5.3% |
Northern Virginia | 3,070 | 3,560 | +16.0% |
Piedmont Workforce | 937 | 1,052 | +12.3% |
Shenandoah Valley | 815 | 891 | +9.3% |
South Central | 204 | 199 | -2.5% |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | 177 | 236 | +33.3% |
Western Virginia | 524 | 538 | +2.7% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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- Helpers--Roofers
- Hoist and Winch Operators
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- Insulation Workers, Mechanical
- Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
- Material Moving Workers, All Other
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance
- Paperhangers
- Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
- Pile Driver Operators
- Pipelayers
- Plasterers and Stucco Masons
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- Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
- Riggers
- Rock Splitters, Quarry
- Roof Bolters, Mining
- Roofers
- Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
- Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
- Segmental Pavers
- Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Solar Energy Installation Managers
- Solar Photovoltaic Installers
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The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
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- Other Craftsworkers, N.E.C., General
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These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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- Marine Steamfitter
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- Water Pump Installer
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- Arkansas State University Three Rivers
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- Bakersfield College
- Barton County Community College
- Berk Trade and Business School
- Berks Career & Technology Center
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- Bridgerland Technical College
- Butler Community College
- Cape Fear Community College
- Central Georgia Technical College
- Central Louisiana Technical Community College
- Central Maine Community College
- Central New Mexico Community College
- Chippewa Valley Technical College
- City College of San Francisco
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
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- College of San Mateo
- College of Southern Nevada
- Collin County Community College District
- Columbus State Community College
- Community College of Allegheny County
- Cuyahoga Community College District
- Davis Technical College
- Daytona State College
- Delaware County Community College
- Delta College
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- Dixie Technical College
- East Valley Institute of Technology
- Eastern Maine Community College
- Emily Griffith Technical College
- Erwin Technical College
- Fayetteville Technical Community College
- Foothill College
- Forsyth Technical Community College
- Fort Myers Technical College
- Fox Valley Technical College
- Gateway Community and Technical College
- GateWay Community College
- Gateway Technical College
- Guilford Technical Community College
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- Hennepin Technical College
- Henry Ford College
- Hillsborough Community College
- Hinds Community College
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- Indian River State College
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- Iowa Western Community College
- Ivy Tech Community College
- J F Ingram State Technical College
- Jefferson Community and Technical College
- Johnson County Community College
- Jones County Junior College
- Kellogg Community College
- Kennebec Valley Community College
- Kirkwood Community College
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center
- Lawson State Community College
- Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School
- Lee College
- Lewis and Clark Community College
- Lewis-Clark State College
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Lively Technical College
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- Los Angeles Trade Technical College
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- Macomb Community College
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- Marion Technical College
- Maysville Community and Technical College
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- Metropolitan Community College Area
- Miami Dade College
- Mid-Del Technology Center
- Mid-State Technical College
- Milwaukee Area Technical College
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- Minnesota West Community and Technical College
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- Mountainland Technical College
- National Career Institute
- New England Institute of Technology
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- North Idaho College
- Northcentral Technical College
- Northeast Community College
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- Northern Maine Community College
- Northland Community and Technical College
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- Northwest Technical College
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- Northwood Technical College
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