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