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