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