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