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Plumbers and Heating and Ventilating Installers and Repairers

Overview

£21,096 Entry Level Salary

£34,567 Average Salary

£53,293 Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

  • Repairs burst pipes and mechanical and combustion faults and replaces faulty taps, washers, valves, etc.
  • Attaches fittings and joins piping by welding, soldering, cementing, fusing, screwing or other methods.
  • Tests completed installation for leaks and makes any necessary adjustments.
  • Installs fittings such as storage tanks, cookers, baths, toilets, taps and valves, refrigerators, boilers, heat pumps, radiators and fires.
  • Measures and cuts required lengths of copper, lead, steel, iron, aluminium or plastic using hand or machine tools.
  • Examines drawings and specifications to determine layout of system.

Education Requirements

Required Level Percentage achieved
Level 0 3%
Level 1 7%
Level 2 19%
Level 3 62%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education) 4%
Level 6 (Bachelors) 5%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent) 0%

8 Annual Openings

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

Skills & Knowledge Employers Are Asking For

Over the past year, employers in Lincolnshire have asked for the following skills & Knowledge in their job postings for Marketing and Commercial Managers.

Skills

Knowledge