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