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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
- Hydraulic Plumber Helper
- Gas Main Fitter Helper
- Fire Sprinkler Fitter
- Conduit Helper
- Apprentice Plumber
- Apprentice
Tasks for “Industrial Gas Fitter Helper”
- Cut or drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes.
- Excavate and grade ditches, and lay and join pipe for water and sewer service.
- Clean and renew steam traps.
- Mount brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes, and set sleeves or inserts to provide support for 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.
- Measure, cut, thread and assemble new pipe, placing the assembled pipe in hangers or other supports.
- Fill pipes with sand or resin to prevent distortion, and hold pipes during bending and installation.
- Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags.
- Assist pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for air, ammonia, gas, and water systems.
- Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.
- 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 pipe and lift up to fitters.
- Perform rough-ins, repair and replace fixtures and water heaters, and locate, repair, or remove leaking or broken pipes.
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- Two way radios
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- Null locators
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- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Deburring tools
- Swaging tools
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- Six-step faucet seat wrenches
- Four-in-one keys
- Mini tubing cutters
- Pop-up plug wrenches
- Air operated grinders
- Shut-off keys
- Manlifts
- Compound leverage wrenches
- Line locators
- Ladders
- Water jetters
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- Wire brushes
- Chain tongs
- Two-hole pins
- Thread repair files
- Pipeline jacks
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- Flow gauges
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- Shielded arc welding tools
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- Reciprocating saws
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- Dump trucks
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- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Pry bars
- Trutest smoke detectors
- Sump pumps
- Motor-driven brushes
- Voltmeters
- Laser levels
- Manual screw jacks
- Powered tampers
- Air wire brushes
- Magnetic circle layout tools
- Flat files
- Rubber strap wrenches
- Basin wrenches
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- Calipers
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- Lathes
- Pipe benders
- Water samplers
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- Tube crimping tools
- Right-angle drills
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- Torches
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