Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, task by task.

Every activity this job is made of, scored on how much of its output software can produce today and linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job.

SOC code
47-2152.00
Activities scored
6
Handed to agents
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersSOC 47-2152.00
85% · agent
82% · agent
80% · agent
Material selection and sizingWhat can do this →
75% · agent
System inspection and testingWhat can do this →
25% · you keep
15% · you keep
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Project planning agent
Autodesk Building Systems · Drawing and drafting software · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
Cost estimation agent
Estimating software · Microsoft Excel · Intuit QuickBooks
● No integration needed
Blueprint analysis agent
Drawing and drafting software · Microsoft Word · Docs
● No integration needed
Material specification agent
Database software · Microsoft Excel · Sheets
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physical installation and assembly of pipes and fittingsOn-site system testing and pressure verificationFinal safety inspection and code compliance approvalDirect supervision of installation crew and quality control

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three.

The most automatable work in this job, and what actually addresses it. Each one has a page of its own showing every occupation that does it.

Project planning and layout design85% · scheduling, planning and resource control · partly automatable
Cost estimation and record keeping82% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable