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