Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters
Skilled Trades
SOC 47-2152
~0.5M US jobs
Median $61,550
OFI
2.2
transformation pressure
Physical, non-routine, in-situ work in variable environments is among the least AI-exposed; AIOE and Frey-Osborne both rank plumbing very low. — AIOE; Frey-Osborne; OECD
Task transformation under adoption
Share of tasks automated / augmented / human, projected via Bass-diffusion adoption. Scenario, not a prediction.
Exposure profile
Representative tasks
- Install piping systems
- Diagnose leaks
- Repair fixtures
- Read plans
- Ensure code compliance
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We model task transformation, not job loss. OFI and its projections are scenario estimates grounded in published AI-exposure frameworks — model outputs, not predictions of employment outcomes.