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