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Job Description
Help plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, or pipelayers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-3015.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 30,640.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 14.00
- Currently, there are 54,080 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters”.
Also Known As…
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Sprinkler Repair Technician
- Sprinkler Installer
- Sprinkler Fitter
- Service Technician
- Plumber's Helper
- Irrigation Technician
- Irrigation Installation Specialist
- Helper
- Gas Fitter
- Drain Technician
- Water Main Installer Helper
- Water Main Inspector
- Trench Pipe Layer Helper
- Sprinkler Helper
- Sprinkler Fitter Helper
- Sewer Pipe Layer Helper
- Service Sprinkler Helper
- Plumbing Warehouse Helper
- Plumbing Assembler-Installer
- Plumber Helper
- Plumber Cub
- Plumber Assistant
- Plumber Apprentice
- Plumber
- Pipefitter
- Pipe Fitter Helper
- Pipe Cutter
- Pipe Coverer Helper
- Mechanic
- Marine Steam Fitter Helper
- Marine Pipefitter Helper
- Laborer
- Industrial Gas Fitter Helper
- Hydraulic Plumber Helper
- Gas Main Fitter Helper
- Fire Sprinkler Fitter
- Conduit Helper
- Apprentice Plumber
Tasks for “Apprentice”
- Clean and renew steam traps.
- Immerse pipe in chemical solution to remove dirt, oil, and scale.
- Excavate and grade ditches, and lay and join pipe for water and sewer service.
- Cut pipe and lift up to fitters.
- Install gas burners to convert furnaces from wood, coal, or oil.
- Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.
- Mount brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes, and set sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes.
- Fill pipes with sand or resin to prevent distortion, and hold pipes during bending and installation.
- Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials and equipment to work site.
- Fit or assist in fitting valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems, using hand tools.
- Perform rough-ins, repair and replace fixtures and water heaters, and locate, repair, or remove leaking or broken pipes.
- Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags.
- Cut or drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes.
- Assist pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for air, ammonia, gas, and water systems.
- Measure, cut, thread and assemble new pipe, placing the assembled pipe in hangers or other supports.
Related Technology & Tools
- Tin snips
- Gas leak detection devices
- Water pump pliers
- Chain falls
- Allen wrenches
- Tractors with backhoe attachments
- Plungers
- Direct current DC arc welder
- Flow gauges
- Scaffolding
- Pipe freezing kits
- Pipe bending mandrels
- Cordless drills
- Rat-tail files
- Hydraulic valve turners
- Rotary hammers
- Belting slings
- Air operated grinders
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Water samplers
- Bolt cutters
- Pipe cutters
- Faucet stem and cartridge pullers
- Slip joint pliers
- Tirfors
- Reciprocating saws
- Brazing equipment
- Box end wrenches
- Six-step faucet seat wrenches
- Plastic nut basin wrenches
- Polyvinyl chloride PVC saws
- Channel lock pliers
- Ohmmeters
- Pipe wrenches
- Bibb seat tools
- Ratcheting box wrenches
- Non-contact infrared thermometers
- Cable saws
- Cutoff saws
- Water meter keys
- Compression sleeve pullers
- Crowbars
- Tapping tools
- Block and tackle equipment
- Bandsaws
- Pressurized water pigs
- Portable grinders
- Wire tracers
- Water stoppers
- Pipe extractors
- Transmitters
- Air pressure gauges
- Offset grinders
- Pipe beveling machines
- Utility pumps
- Tube bending springs
- Tractor pipe carrier attachments
- Augers
- Motor-driven grinders
- Boring machines
- Null locators
- Manual screw jacks
- Universal nut wrenches
- Ball peen hammers
- Straight pipe wrenches
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Hand spinners
- Monkey wrench sets
- Mud pumps
- Plasma cutting guides
- Seat wrenches
- Chain tongs
- Pry bars
- Ditch pumps
- Propane torches
- Bevel grinding machines
- Sand pumps
- Sledgehammers
- Sandblasters
- Welding hoods
- Hollow core socket wrenches
- Hole cutting tools
- Graders
- Hacksaws
- Welding clamps
- Rebar locators
- Ladders
- Carpenters' levels
- Rodders
- Hydraulic cranes
- Amp meters
- Root ranger jetter nozzles
- Hex wrenches
- Basket strainer wrenches
- Hydrostatic testers
- Comprehensive water gauges
- Pop-up plug wrenches
- Bench vises
- Wire brushes
- Tube crimping tools
- Direct tap machines
- Basin wrenches
- Impact screwdrivers
- Gasket cutters
- Soldering equipment
- Manlifts
- Two way radios
- Expanding-jaw pliers
- Die heads for plastic pipe/conduit
- Backhoes
- Motor-driven brushes
- Magnetic locators
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Circular saws
- Staple guns
- Vacuum gauges
- Optical levels
- Polyvinyl chloride PVC cutters
- Diagonal cutting pliers
- Reamers
- Laser levels
- Narrow mouth shovels
- Dumpy levels
- Vacuum plungers
- Portable welding machines
- Track loaders
- Right-angle drills
- Soldering irons
- Four-in-one keys
- Pipe flange aligners
- Drill presses
- Trenchers
- Sewer tapes
- Mini tubing cutters
- Internal wrenches
- Impact hammers
- Line locators
- Stillson wrenches
- Air hammers
- Cleanout plug wrenches
- Telescoping basin wrenches
- Caulking guns
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Offset pipe wrenches
- Sump pumps
- Drain cleaning machines
- Video diagnostic tools
- Impact wrenches
- Pneumatic drills
- Winches
- Pigs
- Explosimeters
- Tuggers
- Straight-fluted pipe reamers
- Flat files
- Roll groovers
- Calipers
- Wheel loaders
- Dredges
- Plumbers' snakes
- Ultrasonic leak detectors
- Vertical bandsaws
- Dump trucks
- Chain wrenches
- Snakes
- Compactors
- One stop wrenches
- Moisture meters
- Concrete saws
- Maximum reading water pressure gauges
- Air compressors
- Adjustable wrenches
- Transit levels
- Excavators
- Pipeline jacks
- Facing machines
- Telescopic inspection mirrors
- Flaring tools
- Torches
- Two-hole pins
- Shower valve socket wrenches
- Rapwrenches
- Reciprocating pipe saws
- Alternating current AC welding equipment
- Measuring tapes
- Seat dressers
- Pipe benders
- Bulldozers
- Deburring tools
- Oilers
- Light pickup trucks
- Crescent wrenches
- Radius markers
- Heavy duty water pressure gauges
- Pipe threading machines
- Swaging tools
- Plumbers' pliers
- Spiral ratchet pipe reamers
- Tractors with loader attachments
- Safety harnesses
- Drain cleaning cables
- End pipe wrenches
- Stationary grinders
- Angle air grinders
- Spud wrenches
- Shut-off keys
- Water pressure gauges
- Sewage pumps
- Horizontal boring machines
- Test pumps
- Tubing cutters
- Pipe lasers
- Water jetters
- Centering head tools
- Water heater element removal wrenches
- Manual benders
- Lathes
- Pipe cutting machines
- Magnetic circle layout tools
- Soil pipe cutters
- Tub drain removers
- Pedestal grinders
- Fill pumps
- Pipelayers
- Pedestal sink wrenches
- Wide roll pipe cutters
- Faucet handle pullers
- Pulleys
- Torch cutter guides
- Die heads for threading machines
- Power spinners
- Thread repair files
- Aligning clamps
- Generators
- Vibration analyzers
- Split bubble levels
- Automatic levels
- Rubber strap wrenches
- Mini hacksaws
- Compound leverage wrenches
- Bench chain vises
- Cable plows
- Power drills
- Trutest smoke detectors
- Strap wrenches
- Ratchet wrenches
- Cordless screwdrivers
- Powered tampers
- Hand tachometers
- Pneumatic wire brushes
- Air wire brushes
- Round point shovels
- Voltmeters
- Butane torches
- Pipe threaders
- Forklifts