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Ocupacions
Plumber
Commercial plumber Domestic plumber Gas fitter Gasfitter Pipe worker Pipeworker Plumbber Plumbeer Plumber Plummer
Plumbers maintain and install water, gas and sewage systems. They inspect pipes and fixtures on a regular basis or make repairs as needed. They bend, cut, and install pipes. They test systems and make adjustments safely and following regulations. They place sanitary equipment.
Tasks
Tasks include -–
(a) Examining blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine the layout of plumbing and ventilation systems and materials required;
(b) Measuring, cutting, threading, bending, jointing, assembling, installing, maintaining and repairing pipes, fittings and fixtures of drainage, heating, ventilation, water supply and sewerage systems;
(c) Installing gas appliances, dishwashers and water heaters, sinks and toilets using hand and power tools;
(d) Laying clay, concrete or cast-iron pipes in ditches to form sewers, drains or water mains, or for other purposes;
(e) Inspecting, examining and testing installed systems and pipes, using pressure gauge, hydrostatic testing, observation or other methods.
Knowledge
- Electricity and energy
- Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)
- Building and civil engineering
- Physics
Digital competencies
- Installing plumbing or piping equipment or systems
- Joining parts using soldering, welding or brazing techniques
- Interpreting technical documentation and diagrams
- Complying with health and safety procedures
- Applying protective or decorative solutions or coatings
Digital competencies
No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.
Personal competencies
- Working efficiently
- Collaborating in teams and networks
- Communicating
Professional groups of the occupation
Craft and related trades workers
Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)
Building finishers and related trades workers
Plumbers and pipe fitters
Other occupations of the professional group
Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Plumbers and pipe fitters
297
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
21,17%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
-4,21% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
82,74%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
9,21%
Part-time contracts
1,13% Turnover index
191
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
-2%
Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
The market for this profile is hiring
Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age
Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.
Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)
96%
4%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
What vacancies are published in the professional family?
Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year
Building finishers and related trades workers
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Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.
What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?
Plumbers and pipe fitters
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
The vacancies published are for working in:
Job vacancies posted by county
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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