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