Mount brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes, and set sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes.

“Mount brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes, and set sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes.” is a core task performed by Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Among the occupation's 15 rated tasks, workers place it 7th by importance (#9 most important). About 99% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Install plumbing or piping equipment or systems. in Handling and Moving Objects

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Measure, cut, thread and assemble new pipe, placing the assembled pipe in hangers or other supports. · importance 4.0
• Cut or drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes. · importance 4.0
• Perform rough-ins, repair and replace fixtures and water heaters, and locate, repair, or remove leaking or broken pipes. · importance 4.0
• Assist pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for air, ammonia, gas, and water systems. · importance 4.0
• Install gas burners to convert furnaces from wood, coal, or oil. · importance 4.0
• Cut pipe and lift up to fitters. · importance 3.9
• Fit or assist in fitting valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems, using hand tools. · importance 3.9
• Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials and equipment to work site. · importance 3.8
• Excavate and grade ditches, and lay and join pipe for water and sewer service. · importance 3.8
• Fill pipes with sand or resin to prevent distortion, and hold pipes during bending and installation. · importance 3.7
• Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe. · importance 3.6
• Immerse pipe in chemical solution to remove dirt, oil, and scale. · importance 3.5
• Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags. · importance 3.3
• Clean and renew steam traps. · importance 3.1

See all tasks on the Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-4859,
  title  = {Mount brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes, and set sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-4859}
}