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