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