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