Plumbers and Heating and Ventilating Installers and Repairers
About this career
£37,385
Median salary
New workers start around £21,548.28. Normal pay is £37,385 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £53,461.36.
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Subjects achieved a 100% pass rate, including Maths, Further Maths, Physics, English Literature and Spanish.
About this career
- 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.
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