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