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