Job Family: 47-0000 Construction and Extraction

Job Family: 47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupational Group: 47-2150 Construction

OCCUPATION PROFILE

JOB FAMILY: CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: CONSTRUCTION

OCCUPATION: PIPELAYERS 47-2151

BROADBAND LEVELS: Level 2 – Pay Band 004

DESCRIPTION

This is work laying pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains. Incumbents perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or seal joints.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Grades and levels base of trench, using tamping machine and hand tools.

Lays pipes in trenches and welds, cements, glues, or otherwise connects pieces together.

Lays out route of pipe, following written instructions or blueprints.

Checks slope, using carpenter's level or lasers.

Digs trenches to desired or required depth by hand or using trenching tool.

Taps and drills holes into pipe to introduce auxiliary lines or devices.

Covers pipe with earth or other materials.

EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS

Performing General Physical Activities Performing physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling of materials.

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Handling and Moving Objects Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards. Implementing Ideas, Programs, etc. Conducting or carrying out work procedures and activities in accord with one's own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or products. Controlling Machines and Processes Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). Getting Information Needed to Do the Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining Job information from all relevant sources.

Monitor Processes, Materials, and/or Monitoring and reviewing information from Surroundings materials, events, or the environment, often to detect problems or to find out when things are finished.

EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Product Inspection Inspecting and evaluating the quality of products

Operation and Control Controlling operations of equipment or systems

Equipment Selection Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job

Problem Identification Identifying the nature of problems

Mechanical Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance

Building and Construction Knowledge of materials, methods, and the appropriate tools to construct objects,

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structures, and buildings

Design Knowledge of design techniques, principles, tools and instruments involved in the production and use of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

EFFECTIVE: 07/01/2002