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