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