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