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