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