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