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