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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”.

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Tasks for “Irrigation Installation Specialist”

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.
Clean and renew steam traps.
Install gas burners to convert furnaces from wood, coal, or oil.
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.
Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials and equipment to work site.
Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags.
Measure, cut, thread and assemble new pipe, placing the assembled pipe in hangers or other supports.
Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.
Cut or drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes.
Cut pipe and lift up to fitters.
Fit or assist in fitting valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems, using hand tools.
Fill pipes with sand or resin to prevent distortion, and hold pipes during bending and installation.
Excavate and grade ditches, and lay and join pipe for water and sewer service.

Related Technology & Tools

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