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49-9012.00 - Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door


Install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors.


Key Facts
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Bright Outlook
Career Details
Green Job
Career Details
Current Employment
42,400
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Forecasted Employment
42,600
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Change in Employment
200.0
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Change in Employment %
+0.5%
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Tasks
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Tasks
The tasks listed below can be performed to prepare you for a career in this field.
Core
  • Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches.
  • Record maintenance information, including test results, material usage, and repairs made.
  • Lubricate wearing surfaces of mechanical parts, using oils or other lubricants.
Supplemental
  • Turn meters on or off to establish or close service.
  • Turn valves to allow measured amounts of air or gas to pass through meters at specified flow rates.
  • Report hazardous field situations and damaged or missing meters.
  • Record meter readings and installation data on meter cards, work orders, or field service orders, or enter data into hand-held computers.
  • Connect regulators to test stands, and turn screw adjustments until gauges indicate that inlet and outlet pressures meet specifications.
  • Disconnect or remove defective or unauthorized meters, using hand tools.
  • Test valves and regulators for leaks and accurate temperature and pressure settings, using precision testing equipment.
  • Install regulators and related equipment such as gas meters, odorization units, and gas pressure telemetering equipment.
  • Shut off service and notify repair crews when major repairs are required, such as the replacement of underground pipes or wiring.
  • Examine valves or mechanical control device parts for defects, dents, or loose attachments, and mark malfunctioning areas of defective units.
  • Attach air hoses to meter inlets, plug outlets, and observe gauges for pressure losses to test internal seams for leaks.
  • Dismantle meters, and replace or adjust defective parts such as cases, shafts, gears, disks, and recording mechanisms, using soldering irons and hand tools.
  • Advise customers on proper installation of valves or regulators and related equipment.
  • Connect hoses from provers to meter inlets and outlets, and raise prover bells until prover gauges register zero.
  • Make adjustments to meter components, such as setscrews or timing mechanisms, so that they conform to specifications.
  • Replace defective parts, such as bellows, range springs, and toggle switches, and reassemble units according to blueprints, using cam presses and hand tools.
  • Investigate instances of illegal tapping into service lines.
  • Install, inspect and test electric meters, relays, and power sources to detect causes of malfunctions and inaccuracies, using hand tools and testing equipment.
  • Trace and tag meters or house lines.
  • Mount and install meters and other electric equipment such as time clocks, transformers, and circuit breakers, using electricians' hand tools.
  • Vary air pressure flowing into regulators and turn handles to assess functioning of valves and pistons.
  • Attach pressurized meters to fixtures which submerge them in water, and observe meters for leaks.
  • Measure tolerances of assembled and salvageable parts for conformance to standards or specifications, using gauges, micrometers, and calipers.
  • Repair leaks in valve seats or bellows of automotive heater thermostats, using soft solder, flux, and acetylene torches.
  • Clean internal compartments and moving parts, using rags and cleaning compounds.
  • Repair electric meters and components, such as transformers and relays, and replace metering devices, dial glasses, and faulty or incorrect wiring, using hand tools.
  • Recondition displacement type gas meters and governors, fabricating, machining, or modifying parts needed for repairs.
  • Cut seats to receive new orifices, tap inspection ports, and perform other repairs to salvage usable materials, using hand tools and machine tools.
  • Reassemble repaired equipment, and solder top, front, and back case panels in place, using soldering guns, power tools, and hand tools.
  • Calibrate thermostats for specified temperature or pressure settings.
  • Collect money due on delinquent accounts.
  • Recommend and write up specifications for changes in hardware, such as house wiring.
  • Splice and connect cables from meters or current transformers to pull boxes or switchboards, using hand tools.
  • Clean plant growth, scale, paint, soil, or rust from meter housings, using wire brushes, scrapers, buffers, sandblasters, or cleaning compounds.
  • Clamp regulator units into vises on stages above water tanks, and attach compressed air hoses to intake ports.
  • Calibrate instrumentation, such as meters, gauges, and regulators, for pressure, temperature, flow, and level.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Knowledge
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Knowledge

The items listed below are organized into sections that contain knowledge useful for pursuing a career in this field. Each section also contains a "Percentage of Importance" statistic that shows how relevant an item is to the occupation.
 Mechanical
  • 82%
    Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
 Engineering and Technology
  • 73%
    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.
 Public Safety and Security
  • 71%
    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.
 Customer and Personal Service
  • 65%
    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.
 Computers and Electronics
  • 65%
    Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
 Mathematics
  • 64%
    Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
 Design
  • 64%
    Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
 Production and Processing
  • 61%
    Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
 Building and Construction
  • 59%
    Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
 English Language
  • 58%
    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
 Administration and Management
  • 58%
    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.
 Education and Training
  • 56%
    Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
 Physics
  • 56%
    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.
 Clerical
  • 54%
    Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
 Chemistry
  • 53%
    Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Tools
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Tools
The tools listed below include machines, equipment, tools, and software that is useful for individuals who are interested in this career.
 Welding and soldering and brazing accessories
  • Acetylene torches
  • Cutting torches
 Wrenches and drivers
  • Adjustable wrenches
  • Crescent wrenches
  • Insulated screwdrivers
  • Insulated wrenches
  • Nut drivers
  • Phillips head screwdrivers
  • Quick wrenches
  • Robertson screwdrivers
  • Straight screwdrivers
 Compressors
  • Air compressors
 Electrical measuring and testing equipment and accessories
  • Ammeters
  • Burden testers
  • Circuit testers
  • Clamp-on meters
  • Multimeters
  • Phasemeters
  • Power system analyzers
  • Test lamps
  • Voltmeters
  • Watt-hour test meters
 Holding and clamping tools
  • Bench vises
  • Diagonal cutting pliers
  • Electrician's pliers
  • Groove-joint pliers
  • Insulated adjustable widemouth pliers
  • Locking pliers
  • Longnose pliers
  • Side cutting pliers
  • Slip joint pliers
  • Tongs
 Aerial lifts
  • Bucket trucks
 Metal cutting tools
  • Cable cutters
  • Copper cutters
  • Metal cutting taps
  • Pipe cutters
 Forming tools
  • Claw hammers
 Computer data input devices
  • Dataloggers
  • Handheld computers
  • Mobile data terminals
 Computers
  • Desktop computers
  • Laptop computers
  • Personal computers
 Pulling tools
  • Fish tapes
 Lifting equipment and accessories
  • Forklifts
  • Hydraulic truck-mounted cranes
  • Overhead cranes
 Power tools
  • Grinding tools
  • Hydraulic wrenches
  • Power drills
  • Power saws
  • Power screwdrivers
  • Power wrenches
 Cutting and crimping and punching tools
  • Hacksaws
  • Hand saws
  • Keyhole saws
  • Punches
  • Scrapers
  • Utility knives
  • Wire crimpers
  • Wire cutters
  • Wire strippers
 Audio and visual equipment
  • Handheld transmitters
 Pumps
  • Hydraulic pumps
 Ladders and scaffolding
  • Ladders
  • Scaffolding
 Measuring and layout tools
  • Layout squares
  • Measuring tapes
  • Precision levels
 Paint systems
  • Paint spray booths
 Welding machinery
  • Portable welding equipment
 Pressure measuring and control instruments
  • Pressure gauges
  • Pressure recorders
 Rough and finishing tools
  • Rasps
  • Single-cut mill saw files
  • Steel chisels
  • Wire brushes
 Safety apparel
  • Rubber gloves
 Pneumatic tools
  • Sandblasters
 Soldering machines
  • Soldering irons
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Technology
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Technology
The technologies listed below include machines, equipment, tools, and software that is useful for individuals who are interested in this career.
 Industry specific software
  • Autodesk AutoCADHOT
  • Emerson FIRSTVUE Value Sizing
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA softwareHOT
  • Wonderware software
 Data management and query software
  • Data entry softwareHOT
  • Microsoft AccessHOT
  • Structured query language SQLHOT
 Business function specific software
  • Maintenance record software
  • Microsoft OfficeHOT
  • Microsoft SharePointHOT
  • Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio ManagementHOT
 Content authoring and editing software
  • Microsoft ExcelHOT
  • Microsoft PowerPointHOT
  • Microsoft VisioHOT
  • Microsoft WordHOT
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Word processing software
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Certifications
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Certifications
The certifications listed below are useful to pursue if you are interested in a career in this field.
 Core
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Licensing
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Licensing
The licensing information below is organized into sections and is useful for pursuing if you are interested in a career in this field.
No specific licensing information is listed for this occupation in the area you have selected.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
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Eastern Shore Community College