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