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