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