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