| Plumbers install pipes for water, gas,
sewage, and drainage systems. They also install sanitary
facilities such as lavatories, toilets, tubs, bathroom
fixtures, showers, kitchen fixtures, drinking fountains,
and laundry equipment. Plumbers use a variety of skills
to install pipe systems. They use both hand and power
tools in their work of cutting, bending, and threading
pipes and making welded and soldered joints. Plumbers
must also run tests on their installations to assure that
the system is functioning properly and meets the plumbing
code. They are often called upon to clear pipe lines and
drains and make repairs on faucets, valves, and leaky
pipes. Their work
is active and sometimes strenuous. Usually they work
indoors, but sometimes outdoors, sometimes on a ladder or
scaffold, in trenches, and in unfinished sections of new
buildings. Often, work is done in cramped, wet or dirty
locations. Frequently, it is necessary to stand for long
periods. Occasionally, they work in uncomfortable
positions in relatively inaccessible places.
A person wishing to
enter this type of work should be able to understand
drawings and detailed written and verbal instructions and
should be able to plan ahead and visualize completed
projects. They should enjoy working with their hands and
accept working outside and be able to solve arithmetic
problems quickly and accurately.
Requirements:
| Education |
Age |
Length
of Course/
*Annual Class Hrs. |
| High
School or GED |
18 |
3
Years/144 Class Hrs. |
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For more information, call (219)234-3499
|
-All
apprenticeship programs require applicants to be
physically fit. In addition, applicants must take an
aptitude test and be interviewed by the joint
apprenticeship committee before acceptance.
*Where the apprenticeship program has established a formal
classroom training course, these are required number of
school hours the individual apprentice must attend each
year.
For information on all apprenticeship programs, contact
the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and
Training, (219)236-8295.
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