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