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