Compare Pipelayers & Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Pipelayers $45,600
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except... $85,800

Similar skills & knowledge

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Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Quality Control Analysis
Testing how well a product or service works.

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

Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Repairing
Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.

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

Equipment Maintenance
Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Computers and Electronics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Pipelayers
Pipelayers
Very Low
Computers and Electronics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Medium

Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

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Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Pipelayers
Pipelayers
Low
Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Medium

Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Pipelayers
Pipelayers

No formal educational credential

Typical level Of training for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

High school diploma or equivalent

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Licensing

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Licensing for Pipelayers
Pipelayers

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Pipelayers
Pipelayers

2 related certifications

Certification for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

3 related certifications

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