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