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