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