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