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Plumbing Technology

St Petersburg College (SPC)

  • A program that prepares individuals to practice as licensed plumbers by applying technical knowledge and skills to lay out, assemble, install, and maintain piping fixtures and systems for steam, natural gas, oil, hot water, heating, cooling, drainage, lubricating, sprinkling, and industrial processing systems in home and business environments. Includes instruction in source determination, water distribution, waster removal, pressure adjustment, basic physics, technical mathematics, blueprint reading, pipe installation, pumps, welding and soldering, plumbing inspection, and applicable codes and standards. Find Colleges Offering Plumbing Technology Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Near Vision
    • Job Description
      Lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains. Perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or seal joints.
      Salary and Wages

      Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

      • Total Employment: 870
      • Average Annual Salary: $31,080
      • Average Hourly Rate: $14.94
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 66,590
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 72,401
      • Percent Job Growth: 8.73%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
    • Job Description
      Assemble, install, and repair pipes, fittings, and fixtures of heating, water, and drainage systems, according to specifications and plumbing codes.
      Salary and Wages

      Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

      • Total Employment: 2,650
      • Average Annual Salary: $35,220
      • Average Hourly Rate: $16.93
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 502,201
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 555,431
      • Percent Job Growth: 10.60%
      Important Abilities
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Arm-Hand Steadiness
      • Finger Dexterity
      • Control Precision
      • Multilimb Coordination
      • Extent Flexibility
      • Near Vision
    • Job Description
      Help plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, or pipelayers by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
      Salary and Wages

      Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

      • Total Employment: 690
      • Average Annual Salary: $25,520
      • Average Hourly Rate: $12.27
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 84,643
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 94,731
      • Percent Job Growth: 11.92%
    • Job Description
      Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or drains. May patch walls and partitions of tank, replace damaged drain tile, or repair breaks in underground piping.
      Salary and Wages

      Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

      • Total Employment: 140
      • Average Annual Salary: $32,440
      • Average Hourly Rate: $15.60
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 23,774
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 26,199
      • Percent Job Growth: 10.20%
      Important Abilities
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Manual Dexterity
      • Control Precision
      • Multilimb Coordination
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Plumbing Technology
     Total
    Overall
    All Students4
     
    By Gender
    Male3
    Female1
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien-
    American Indian-
    Black-
    Asian-
    Hispanic1
    White3
    Unknown-
     
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