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History Careers and Jobs

Select, Find and Prepare for History Careers and Jobs - all on one page

For people who love research and writing and want flexibility across education, museums, law, or policy. Use the tools below to see which history roles fit your background and goals.

Like other humanities majors, history's value lies in transferable research and analytical-writing skills rather than one dedicated job title. Use the tools below to explore History-related job titles sorted by growth rate, salary, or required education. You can start with entry points like Archive Assistant, or look ahead to advanced roles such as Museum Curator or Historian/Archivist. Along the way, you will see specific certifications, such as Certified Archivist (CA), that can help you move up the career ladder.



4 Steps to Use This Page: 1-Explore Careers of Intrerest 2-See Job Listings Matched to Career 3-Prepare for the Career 4-See External Career Resources

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This page will take you through 4 steps to (1) Select from History careers/jobs, (2) Find History job listings, (3) Prepare for History careers, and (4) Provide History career-specific resources.

Step 1: Select a Career/Job: This page starts with 4 ways for you to identify and select from listings of History careers/jobs:
A) Fastest Growing History Careers - 2025 to 2035 (est.)
These listings are based on job growth estimates and helps you to identify the fastest growing and evolving History careers. Some careers may not initially seem related to History, so relevant History jobs are listed alongside each listing. This can also help us to identify which careers (bottom of the listing) may have negative growth - perhaps due to automation or planned obsolescence.
B) Median Annual Salary U.S. History Careers
These listings are sorted (descending) by median annual salary in the U.S. This may help us to identify our ideal career. We may not qualify at this time for the desired career, but this listing and the results provided can help us to explore job details, as well as learn how to appropriately prepare for the career.
C) History Career Ladders (Educational Requirements)
These listings will help us to identify History careers sorted by educational requirements (with the most difficult to obtain listed first). This may help us to identify career ladders (as we scroll down the list), and help us to get jobs that we qualify for now.
D) Select From a Listing of 33 History Jobs.
The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.
Once you have identified a job title of interest, simply click on it.

Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.

Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the chosen career. Information may include (not every career choice includes all of the elements below - updates occur quarterly):
Core Duties: Lists the primary worker-related tasks performed in this occupation
Supplemental Duties: Lists additional tasks that are performed but are secondary to the core duties
Work Activities: Summarizes the broad types of behaviors and actions related to this career
Specific Work Activities: Provides more granular day-to-day activities tied to the work performed
Essential Skills: Provides foundational skills that are core to performing this specific occupation
Transferable Skills: Provides career-portable skills that can be applied across multiple occupations and industries
Day-in-the-Life Summaries: Provides a snapshot of the key activities performed on a typical workday in this career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Software Skills: Lists software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized by category and priority
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Education Required: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Training and Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the training and Training and Experience Required
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
Professional Associations: Provides professional associations that are related to the career selected
Job Listings: Provides links to active current job listings for the selected career, along with multiple similar job titles to explore. All information appears on this page without navigating away.
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.

** If you clicked on a link from section D (as described in Step 1 above), you will see one or more links to an occupation that is usually a bit more general than your initial job selection - the link(s) is directly related to the specific job you identified through your prior selections.
*NOTE: It is possible that there may not be a career path identified for the specific job you selected in Step 1. If this is the case, scroll up the page and click on a different career/job.

Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that provide detailed (updated) links specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview. Can also assist with coffee chats.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.




Step 1 of 4: Select a Career/Job

7 History careers are listed below (sorted by Percentage Change in Total Job Openings - 2025 to 2035 est.). History-related jobs specific to each career are also provided. This shows which careers are emerging and growing the fastest. Please Scroll and Select below:

Occupations U.S. Job Openings 2025-2035 (% change) History-Related Jobs

Historians 3% Architectural Historian; Art Historian; County Historian; Dance Historian; Dramatic Arts Historian; Film Historian; Health Historian; Medical Historian; Medication Historian; Music Historian; Oral Historian; Process Information Historian (PI Historian); Research Historian
Occupation: Historians U.S. Job Openings 2025-2035: 3% History-Related Jobs: Architectural Historian; Art Historian; County Historian; Dance Historian; Dramatic Arts Historian; Film Historian; Health Historian; Medical Historian; Medication Historian; Music Historian; Oral Historian; Process Information Historian (PI Historian); Research Historian
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 2.2% Art History Professor
Occupation: Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary U.S. Job Openings 2025-2035: 2.2% History-Related Jobs: Art History Professor
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 2% Church History Teacher
Occupation: Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary U.S. Job Openings 2025-2035: 2% History-Related Jobs: Church History Teacher
History Teachers, Postsecondary 0% Adjunct Art History Professor; Adjunct History Instructor; African History Professor; American History Professor; Art History Adjunct Professor; Art History Instructor; Economic History Teacher; Jewish History Professor; Online History Instructor; Russian History Professor; South Asian History Professor; World History Teacher
Occupation: History Teachers, Postsecondary U.S. Job Openings 2025-2035: 0% History-Related Jobs: Adjunct Art History Professor; Adjunct History Instructor; African History Professor; American History Professor; Art History Adjunct Professor; Art History Instructor; Economic History Teacher; Jewish History Professor; Online History Instructor; Russian History Professor; South Asian History Professor; World History Teacher
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education -0.2% High School History Teacher; Secondary History Teacher; World History Teacher
Occupation: Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education U.S. Job Openings 2025-2035: -0.2% History-Related Jobs: High School History Teacher; Secondary History Teacher; World History Teacher
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education -0.4% American History Teacher; Middle School History Teacher; World History Teacher
Occupation: Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education U.S. Job Openings 2025-2035: -0.4% History-Related Jobs: American History Teacher; Middle School History Teacher; World History Teacher
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks -7.4% Credit Historian
Occupation: Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks U.S. Job Openings 2025-2035: -7.4% History-Related Jobs: Credit Historian

7 History careers are listed below (sorted by U.S. National Median Salary). History-related jobs specific to each occupation are also provided. Please Scroll and Select below::

Occupations National Median Salary History-Related Jobs

History Teachers, Postsecondary $ 83,820 Adjunct Art History Professor; Adjunct History Instructor; African History Professor; American History Professor; Art History Adjunct Professor; Art History Instructor; Economic History Teacher; Jewish History Professor; Online History Instructor; Russian History Professor; South Asian History Professor; World History Teacher
Occupation: History Teachers, Postsecondary National Median Salary: $ 83,820 History-Related Jobs: Adjunct Art History Professor; Adjunct History Instructor; African History Professor; American History Professor; Art History Adjunct Professor; Art History Instructor; Economic History Teacher; Jewish History Professor; Online History Instructor; Russian History Professor; South Asian History Professor; World History Teacher
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary $ 80,260 Church History Teacher
Occupation: Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary National Median Salary: $ 80,260 History-Related Jobs: Church History Teacher
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary $ 78,620 Art History Professor
Occupation: Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary National Median Salary: $ 78,620 History-Related Jobs: Art History Professor
Historians $ 76,750 Architectural Historian; Art Historian; County Historian; Dance Historian; Dramatic Arts Historian; Film Historian; Health Historian; Medical Historian; Medication Historian; Music Historian; Oral Historian; Process Information Historian (PI Historian); Research Historian
Occupation: Historians National Median Salary: $ 76,750 History-Related Jobs: Architectural Historian; Art Historian; County Historian; Dance Historian; Dramatic Arts Historian; Film Historian; Health Historian; Medical Historian; Medication Historian; Music Historian; Oral Historian; Process Information Historian (PI Historian); Research Historian
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $ 72,040 High School History Teacher; Secondary History Teacher; World History Teacher
Occupation: Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education National Median Salary: $ 72,040 History-Related Jobs: High School History Teacher; Secondary History Teacher; World History Teacher
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $ 64,370 American History Teacher; Middle School History Teacher; World History Teacher
Occupation: Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education National Median Salary: $ 64,370 History-Related Jobs: American History Teacher; Middle School History Teacher; World History Teacher
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks $ 50,080 Credit Historian
Occupation: Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks National Median Salary: $ 50,080 History-Related Jobs: Credit Historian

8 History careers are listed (sorted by Education/Preparation Requirements - descending) to provide career ladders. History-related jobs specific to each career are also provided.

Education/Preparation Categories:
5 = Usually requires graduate school (e.g., Master's degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.)
4 = Usually requires a four-year Bachelor's degree
3 = Usually requires vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or Associate's degree
2 = Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, but not always
Please Scroll and Select below:
Occupations Education/Preparation History-Related Jobs

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 5 Art History Professor
Occupation: Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Education/Preparation: 5 History-Related Jobs: Art History Professor
Historians 5 Architectural Historian; Art Historian; County Historian; Dance Historian; Dramatic Arts Historian; Film Historian; Health Historian; Medical Historian; Medication Historian; Music Historian; Oral Historian; Process Information Historian (PI Historian); Research Historian
Occupation: Historians Education/Preparation: 5 History-Related Jobs: Architectural Historian; Art Historian; County Historian; Dance Historian; Dramatic Arts Historian; Film Historian; Health Historian; Medical Historian; Medication Historian; Music Historian; Oral Historian; Process Information Historian (PI Historian); Research Historian
History Teachers, Postsecondary 5 Adjunct Art History Professor; Adjunct History Instructor; African History Professor; American History Professor; Art History Adjunct Professor; Art History Instructor; Economic History Teacher; Jewish History Professor; Online History Instructor; Russian History Professor; South Asian History Professor; World History Teacher
Occupation: History Teachers, Postsecondary Education/Preparation: 5 History-Related Jobs: Adjunct Art History Professor; Adjunct History Instructor; African History Professor; American History Professor; Art History Adjunct Professor; Art History Instructor; Economic History Teacher; Jewish History Professor; Online History Instructor; Russian History Professor; South Asian History Professor; World History Teacher
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 5 Church History Teacher
Occupation: Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary Education/Preparation: 5 History-Related Jobs: Church History Teacher
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 4 American History Teacher; Middle School History Teacher; World History Teacher
Occupation: Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Education/Preparation: 4 History-Related Jobs: American History Teacher; Middle School History Teacher; World History Teacher
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 4 High School History Teacher; Secondary History Teacher; World History Teacher
Occupation: Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Education/Preparation: 4 History-Related Jobs: High School History Teacher; Secondary History Teacher; World History Teacher
Tour Guides and Escorts 3 Haunted History Tour Guide
Occupation: Tour Guides and Escorts Education/Preparation: 3 History-Related Jobs: Haunted History Tour Guide
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 2 Credit Historian
Occupation: Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks Education/Preparation: 2 History-Related Jobs: Credit Historian

Scroll through the picklist (below). There are 33 specific History job titles listed. Select those that may be of interest - you will get active job listing links, along with detailed resources to help you prepare for a career related to that job.
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Step 2 of 4: Find a Job

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Step 3 of 4: Prepare For a Career





Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Description: Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases. May install heating and cooling equipment and mechanical control systems. Includes sprinkler fitters.

U.S. Total Employment (2025):
510,600
U.S. Total Employment (2035 est.):
545,200
Employment Change (2025-2035 est.):
34,500 (6.8%)
Average Annual Job Openings (2025-2035 est.):
42,000
Please click on a section below to expand and see detailed occupational information related to "Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters":

Core Duties

Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Assemble pipe sections, tubing, or fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing, or welding equipment.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Install pipe assemblies, fittings, valves, appliances such as dishwashers or water heaters, or fixtures such as sinks or toilets, using hand or power tools.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Locate and mark the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, or fixtures in structures, using measuring instruments such as rulers or levels.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Fill pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air and observe pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Review blueprints, building codes, or specifications to determine work details or procedures.
Importance: 99 (%) Description: Cut, thread, or hammer pipes to specifications, using tools such as saws, cutting torches, pipe threaders, or pipe benders.
Importance: 99 (%) Description: Cut openings in structures to accommodate pipes or pipe fittings, using hand or power tools.
Importance: 98 (%) Description: Inspect structures to assess material or equipment needs, to establish the sequence of pipe installations, or to plan installation around obstructions, such as electrical wiring.
Importance: 97 (%) Description: Install green plumbing equipment, such as faucet flow restrictors, dual-flush or pressure-assisted flush toilets, or tankless hot water heaters.
Importance: 96 (%) Description: Install underground storm, sanitary, or water piping systems, extending piping as needed to connect fixtures and plumbing.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Direct helpers engaged in pipe cutting, preassembly, or installation of plumbing systems or components.
Importance: 93 (%) Description: Maintain or repair plumbing by replacing defective washers, replacing or mending broken pipes, or opening clogged drains.
Importance: 93 (%) Description: Anchor steel supports from ceiling joists to hold pipes in place.
Importance: 91 (%) Description: Select pipe sizes, types, or related materials, such as supports, hangers, or hydraulic cylinders, according to specifications.
Importance: 91 (%) Description: Plan pipe system layout, installation, or repair, according to specifications.
Importance: 89 (%) Description: Repair or remove and replace system components.
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Shut off steam, water, or other gases or liquids from pipe sections, using valve keys or wrenches.
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Inspect, examine, or test installed systems or pipe lines, using pressure gauge, hydrostatic testing, observation, or other methods.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Keep records of work assignments.
Importance: 82 (%) Description: Attach pipes to walls, structures, or fixtures, such as radiators or tanks, using brackets, clamps, tools, or welding equipment.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Lay out full scale drawings of pipe systems, supports, or related equipment, according to blueprints.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Estimate time, material, or labor costs for use in project plans.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Modify, clean, or maintain pipe systems, units, fittings, or related machines or equipment, using hand or power tools.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Install automatic controls to regulate pipe systems.
Supplemental Duties
Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Install pipe systems to support alternative energy-fueled systems, such as geothermal heating or cooling systems.
Importance: 59 (%) Description: Operate motorized pumps to remove water from flooded manholes, basements, or facility floors.
Importance: 57 (%) Description: Install fixtures, appliances, or equipment designed to reduce water or energy consumption.
Importance: 55 (%) Description: Weld small pipes or special piping, using specialized techniques, equipment, or materials, such as computer-assisted welding or microchip fabrication.
Importance: 42 (%) Description: Repair hydraulic or air pumps.
Importance: 42 (%) Description: Inspect work sites for obstructions or holes that could cause structural weakness.
Work Activities

Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 84 (%) Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials: Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Performing General Physical Activities: Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
Importance: 78 (%) Description: Handling and Moving Objects: Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
Importance: 77 (%) Description: Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment: Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Controlling Machines and Processes: Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Training and Teaching Others: Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment: Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
Importance: 69 (%) Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment: Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
Importance: 67 (%) Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Importance: 65 (%) Description: Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Importance: 63 (%) Description: Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Specific Work Activities

Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below:
Clean equipment or facilities.
Create construction or installation diagrams.
Cut metal components for installation.
Cut openings in existing structures.
Direct construction or extraction personnel.
Estimate construction project costs.
Estimate construction project labor requirements.
Fabricate parts or components.
Inspect plumbing systems or fixtures.
Inspect work sites to determine condition or necessary repairs.
Inspect work sites to identify potential environmental or safety hazards.
Install gauges or controls.
Install green plumbing or water handling systems.
Install plumbing or piping.
Maintain plumbing structures or fixtures.
Mark reference points on construction materials.
Measure materials or objects for installation or assembly.
Operate pumps or compressors.
Plan layout of construction, installation, or repairs.
Record operational or environmental data.
Remove parts or components from equipment.
Repair worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
Replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements.
Select construction materials.
Weld metal components.
Knowledge Required

Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Importance: 74 (%) Description: Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Importance: 74 (%) Description: Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: 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.
Importance: 65 (%) Description: 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.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: 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.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: 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.
Importance: 63 (%) Description: 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.
Essential Skills

Essential Skills (in order of importance)
These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 58 (%) Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Transferable Skills

Transferable Skills (in order of importance)
These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Day-in-the-Life Summaries

Day-in-the-Life Summaries
These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you?
Activity: Assemble equipment or components.
Activity: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas.
Activity: Create visual designs or displays.
Activity: Cut materials.
Activity: Determine resource needs of projects or operations.
Activity: Direct construction or extraction activities.
Activity: Disassemble equipment.
Activity: Estimate project development or operational costs.
Activity: Fabricate devices or components.
Activity: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment.
Activity: Inspect facilities or equipment.
Activity: Install plumbing or piping equipment or systems.
Activity: Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniques.
Activity: Maintain facilities or equipment.
Activity: Maintain operational records.
Activity: Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment.
Activity: Operate pumping systems or equipment.
Activity: Plan work activities.
Activity: Position materials or components for assembly.
Activity: Read documents or materials to inform work processes.
Activity: Repair tools or equipment.
Activity: Select materials or equipment for operations or projects.
Software Skills

Software Skills
These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job?
Emerging Tech Skills
Accounting software:
Intuit QuickBooks
Office suite software:
Microsoft Office software
Spreadsheet software:
Microsoft Excel
Web platform development software:
Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
Word processing software:
Microsoft Word
General Software Tools
Accounting software:
Bookkeeping software
Job costing software
KRS Enterprises Service First!
Quicken
Analytical or scientific software (scroll table below):
Bentley Systems AutoPIPE
COADE CAESAR II
Elite Software DPIPE
Elite Software FIRE
Elite Software HSYM
Elite Software Spipe
Heat loss calculation software
Klear Estimator
Pipepro Pipefitting
Quote Software QuoteExpress
Watter Hammer Software Hytran
Computer aided design CAD software (scroll table below):
AEC Design Group CADPIPE
Autodesk Building Systems
Drawing and drafting software
Elite Software Plumbing CAD
Elite Software Sprinkler CAD
Horizon Engineering Sigma Plumbing Calculator
ViziFlow
Data base user interface and query software:
Database software
Insight Direct ServiceCEO
PricePoint
Wintac Pro
Electronic mail software:
Email software
Facilities management software:
Maintenance management software
Project management software (scroll table below):
Estimating software
FastEST FastPipe
FastEST software
Piping construction costs estimation software
Vision InfoSoft Plumbing Bid Manager
Spreadsheet software:
PipingOffice
Word processing software:
Atlas Construction Business Forms
Wilhelm Publishing Threshold
Preparation Required
Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job?
Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
Education Required

Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment
This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Education
Frequency of Attainment: 43.3 (%) Level of Education: Post-Secondary Certificate
Frequency of Attainment: 34.8 (%) Level of Education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Frequency of Attainment: 9.3 (%) Level of Education: Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Frequency of Attainment: 7.9 (%) Level of Education: Less than a High School Diploma
Frequency of Attainment: 4.6 (%) Level of Education: Some College Courses
Training and Experience Required

Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment
This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Training and Work Experience
Frequency of Attainment: 56.9 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Frequency of Attainment: 18.6 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: None
Frequency of Attainment: 10.5 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Frequency of Attainment: 6.8 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 10 years
Frequency of Attainment: 4.5 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Frequency of Attainment: 2.4 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Up to and including 1 month
Frequency of Attainment: 0.3 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Certifications
Certifications
These are examples of certifications that may be important for this occupation. How can you begin exploring which certifications fit your goals and what steps you would need to take to earn them?
IAPMO - UPC Residential and Commercial Inspector External Link
Journey Level Pipefitter-Steamfitter External Link
Medical Gas Certification External Link
Plumbing External Link
Plumbing Plans Examiner External Link
STAR Fire SprinklerFitter Mastery External Link
UPC Journeyman Plumber External Link
Professional Associations
Professional Associations
These associations connect people who work in this occupation or related fields. How can you start using these associations to learn more, build your network, or find mentoring opportunities?
American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) External Link
American Society of Sanitary Engineering (ASSE) External Link
Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors National Association (PHCC) External Link
United Association (UA) External Link
Job Listings
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Step 4 of 4: Career-Specific Resources

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Videos

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Resumes

Here are resources that allow you to see example resumes for this occupation. It may be helpful to see examples from others who have this type of experience.


Job Description

Here are resources that provide job descriptions, which are vital for resume and interview preparation.


Interviews

There are many great resources that can help guide you through the interview process. These links provide help in preparing and performing an effective interview, specific to this occupation.


Salary Data

Here are links to help you identify salary ranges for this occupation. These data are necessary prior to effective salary negotiations.


Raises

Here are resources that help you to prepare to ask for a raise. These links will help you to prepare for the salary negotiation process.


Jobs

Here are resources that lead to links for actual jobs related to "Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters". Use these links to find a job.


Jobs

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Classifieds

There are various sources for job classified ads. These links should help get you started to find a job for this occupation.


Step-by-Step

Here are links to help guide you, step-by-step, to become a(n): Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters


Career Change

Here are resources to help you prepare for a career change. It is helpful to look carefully at the information provided in Section 3: Career Change (detailed previously on this page) prior to using these links. There is much to learn ...


LinkedIn®

Here are links to various posts and groups from LinkedIn ® that relate to this occupation. Great way to start building professional contacts in the field that might be most appropriate for you.


Career Path

Here are links to various resources to help you explore the career path related to the "Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters" occupation.






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