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