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