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Opportunities in Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Careers
Patrick J. Galvin
Foreword by Allen Inlow Chief Executive Officer National Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors
VGM Career Horizons a division of NTC Publishing Group Lincolnwood, Illinois USA
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Cover Photo Credits:
Upper right: National Fire Sprinkler Association; all other photos courtesy United Association
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Galvin, Patrick J. Opportunities in plumbing and pipefitting careers/Patrick J. Galvin. p. cm.(VGM opportunities series) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8442-4413-9.ISBN 0-8442-4414-7 (pbk.) 1. PlumbingVocational guidance. 2. Pipe fittingVocational guidance. I. Title. II. Series. TH613O.G34 1995 696'.1'023dc2094-25408 CIP
1996 Printing
Published by VGM Career Horizons, a division of NTC Publishing Group 4255 West Touhy Avenue Lincolnwood (Chicago), Illinois 60646-1975, U.S.A. 1995 by NTC Publishing Group. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of NTC Publishing Group. Manufactured in the United States of America.
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Contents
About the Author
vii
Acknowledgments
ix
Foreword
xi
Introduction
xiii
1. A Future with Variety
The difference is pressure. Building codes and the law. How it works in the home. Drainagea separate system. Specialties and subspecialties. Jobs, methods, and materials differ. Pushing the limits outward.
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2. The Benefits as a Career
High pay scales. Good job opportunities. Fringe benefits. Challenges for you. More than equal rights.
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3. Education and Training
Trade and technical schools. Home study course. Scholarships. NAPHCC apprenticeship training programs. Sprinkler fitting schools. Wheels of Learning.
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4. The Apprentice Program
Origins of apprenticeship. Apprenticeship today. How a typical program works. Types of programs. Competition. Problems for women. Applying and testing. "Task-oriented" ABC modules.
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5. A Typical Workday
The "regular" plumber's day. "New construction" work. Commercial plumbers. Working for big-job contractors.
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6. Your Future in This Field
A running start. Growth in the trade. Having your own business. Exciting new fields. Multiplying opportunities.
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