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