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