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