Will “Pipe Coverer Helper” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
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“Pipe Coverer Helper” will maybe be replaced by robots.
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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 pipe and lift up to fitters.
- Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags.
- Clean and renew steam traps.
- Cut or drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes.
- Immerse pipe in chemical solution to remove dirt, oil, and scale.
- Perform rough-ins, repair and replace fixtures and water heaters, and locate, repair, or remove leaking or broken pipes.
- 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.
- Mount brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes, and set sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes.
- Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.
- 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.
- Assist pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for air, ammonia, gas, and water systems.
- Fill pipes with sand or resin to prevent distortion, and hold pipes during bending and installation.
- Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials and equipment to work site.
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- Flow gauges
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- Ditch pumps
- Portable grinders
- Staple guns
- Tractors with backhoe attachments
- Butane torches
- Pipe benders
- Bevel grinding machines
- Drill presses
- Water stoppers
- Forklifts
- Circular saws
- Aligning clamps
- Bench vises
- Pipe bending mandrels
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Basin wrenches
- Magnetic locators
- Lathes
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- Hydrostatic testers
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- Propane torches
- Spud wrenches
- Allen wrenches
- Plungers
- Welding hoods
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- Line locators
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- Tractor pipe carrier attachments
- Pipe cutters
- Rodders
- Four-in-one keys
- Crowbars
- Ball peen hammers
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- Gas leak detection devices
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- Water pressure gauges
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- Roll groovers
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- Ratcheting box wrenches
- Air pressure gauges
- Augers
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- Cutoff saws
- Compound leverage wrenches
- Wire brushes
- Flat files
- Voltmeters
- Sump pumps
- Slip joint pliers
- Water samplers
- Track loaders
- Plumbers' snakes
- Tub drain removers
- Snakes
- Tubing cutters
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Power spinners
- Wire tracers
- Trenchers
- Wide roll pipe cutters
- Magnetic circle layout tools
- Vacuum gauges
- Universal nut wrenches
- Six-step faucet seat wrenches
- Powered tampers
- Null locators
- Pedestal sink wrenches
- Compression sleeve pullers
- Reciprocating saws
- Plasma cutting guides
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- Impact screwdrivers
- Right-angle drills
- Compactors
- Motor-driven grinders
- Cable plows
- Hand tachometers
- Bench chain vises
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- Tube crimping tools
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- Torch cutter guides
- Diagonal cutting pliers
- Ultrasonic leak detectors
- Radius markers
- Narrow mouth shovels
- Mini tubing cutters
- Dumpy levels
- Basket strainer wrenches
- Drain cleaning cables
- Thread repair files
- Sledgehammers
- Root ranger jetter nozzles
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- Hole cutting tools
- Hacksaws
- Horizontal boring machines
- Mini hacksaws
- Stationary grinders
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- Tin snips
- Ladders
- Pipe lasers
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- Rapwrenches
- Chain tongs
- Portable welding machines
- Laser levels
- Pipe wrenches
- Plastic nut basin wrenches
- Flaring tools
- Two-hole pins
- Polyvinyl chloride PVC saws
- Water heater element removal wrenches
- Trutest smoke detectors
- Pressurized water pigs
- Impact wrenches
- Sand pumps
- Direct tap machines
- Water meter keys
- Hydraulic valve turners
- Transit levels
- Belting slings
- Two way radios
- Graders
- Telescopic inspection mirrors
- Manual benders
- Expanding-jaw pliers
- Pipe extractors
- Rebar locators
- Sewage pumps
- Deburring tools
- Tuggers
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