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