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