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