Plumber or pipefitter
Builds, installs, and repairs pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids and gases, and may install heating and cooling equipment.
Will AI replace plumber or pipefitter jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 22 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 1% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Review blueprints and building codes to plan the work
- Keep records of work assignments
- Draw full-size layouts of pipe systems and supports from blueprints
What stays human
- Shut off steam, water, or gas to pipe sections with wrenches
- Install underground storm, sewer, or water pipes and connect fixtures
- Join pipe sections and fittings using clamps, bolts, solder, or welding equipment
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +6.8%. Typical pay: $63,800 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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