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