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