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