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