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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”.

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Tasks for “Helper”

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.
Fill pipes with sand or resin to prevent distortion, and hold pipes during bending and installation.
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.
Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.
Measure, cut, thread and assemble new pipe, placing the assembled pipe in hangers or other supports.
Perform rough-ins, repair and replace fixtures and water heaters, and locate, repair, or remove leaking or broken pipes.
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.
Assist pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for air, ammonia, gas, and water systems.
Excavate and grade ditches, and lay and join pipe for water and sewer service.
Cut pipe and lift up to fitters.
Cut or drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes.
Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags.

Related Technology & Tools

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