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