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