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