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