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