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