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