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