Will “Sewer Pipe Layer Helper” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
57% Chance of Automation
“Sewer Pipe Layer Helper” will maybe be replaced by robots.
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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
- 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 “Sewer Pipe Layer Helper”
- Mount brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes, and set sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes.
- Excavate and grade ditches, and lay and join pipe for water and sewer service.
- Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags.
- Fill pipes with sand or resin to prevent distortion, and hold pipes during bending and installation.
- Immerse pipe in chemical solution to remove dirt, oil, and scale.
- Cut pipe and lift up to fitters.
- Perform rough-ins, repair and replace fixtures and water heaters, and locate, repair, or remove leaking or broken pipes.
- Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials and equipment to work site.
- Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.
- Cut or drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes.
- Clean and renew steam traps.
- 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.
- Fit or assist in fitting valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems, using hand tools.
- Assist pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for air, ammonia, gas, and water systems.
Related Technology & Tools
- Manual screw jacks
- Bolt cutters
- Oilers
- Rubber strap wrenches
- Internal wrenches
- Flaring tools
- Plastic nut basin wrenches
- Cable plows
- Calipers
- Tin snips
- Reciprocating saws
- Pneumatic drills
- Hand spinners
- Flat files
- Straight-fluted pipe reamers
- Facing machines
- Rotary hammers
- Measuring tapes
- Pulleys
- Laser levels
- Die heads for plastic pipe/conduit
- Ratchet wrenches
- Concrete saws
- Crescent wrenches
- Mini hacksaws
- Air hammers
- Chain falls
- Allen wrenches
- Offset pipe wrenches
- Backhoes
- Pipe bending mandrels
- Welding clamps
- Seat wrenches
- Polyvinyl chloride PVC cutters
- Pedestal grinders
- Pneumatic wire brushes
- Vacuum gauges
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Split bubble levels
- Die heads for threading machines
- Test pumps
- Plumbers' pliers
- Tube crimping tools
- Cleanout plug wrenches
- Motor-driven brushes
- Radius markers
- Sandblasters
- Gasket cutters
- Belting slings
- Gas leak detection devices
- Mini tubing cutters
- Pipe cutters
- Pipe wrenches
- Drill presses
- One stop wrenches
- Dredges
- Flow gauges
- Hacksaws
- Maximum reading water pressure gauges
- Moisture meters
- Pipeline jacks
- Pigs
- Null locators
- Narrow mouth shovels
- Non-contact infrared thermometers
- Water samplers
- Water heater element removal wrenches
- End pipe wrenches
- Pipe threading machines
- Compression sleeve pullers
- Heavy duty water pressure gauges
- Brazing equipment
- Circular saws
- Compound leverage wrenches
- Cordless screwdrivers
- Tractors with backhoe attachments
- Motor-driven grinders
- Mud pumps
- Dumpy levels
- Forklifts
- Manlifts
- Bandsaws
- Compactors
- Hollow core socket wrenches
- Trutest smoke detectors
- Manual benders
- Fill pumps
- Shut-off keys
- Magnetic locators
- Tractor pipe carrier attachments
- Root ranger jetter nozzles
- Portable welding machines
- Water jetters
- Pipe benders
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Bulldozers
- Voltmeters
- Impact screwdrivers
- Hydrostatic testers
- Air operated grinders
- Air pressure gauges
- Sewage pumps
- Wide roll pipe cutters
- Trenchers
- Four-in-one keys
- Universal nut wrenches
- Welding hoods
- Graders
- Channel lock pliers
- Tubing cutters
- Telescopic inspection mirrors
- Track loaders
- Power drills
- Pipe cutting machines
- Aligning clamps
- Ditch pumps
- Pipelayers
- Staple guns
- Drain cleaning machines
- Scaffolding
- Shower valve socket wrenches
- Safety harnesses
- Crowbars
- Six-step faucet seat wrenches
- Hydraulic valve turners
- Line locators
- Cutoff saws
- Swaging tools
- Lathes
- Sand pumps
- Pipe threaders
- Thread repair files
- Augers
- Offset grinders
- Telescoping basin wrenches
- Torches
- Chain wrenches
- Utility pumps
- Bevel grinding machines
- Explosimeters
- Soldering irons
- Basin wrenches
- Impact hammers
- Wheel loaders
- Tirfors
- Angle air grinders
- Two-hole pins
- Rodders
- Pipe lasers
- Vibration analyzers
- Expanding-jaw pliers
- Stationary grinders
- Water stoppers
- Sewer tapes
- Diagonal cutting pliers
- Tapping tools
- Drain cleaning cables
- Faucet handle pullers
- Hand tachometers
- Reamers
- Tub drain removers
- Tuggers
- Reciprocating pipe saws
- Boring machines
- Ratcheting box wrenches
- Box end wrenches
- Wire tracers
- Generators
- Hydraulic cranes
- Soil pipe cutters
- Rapwrenches
- Carpenters' levels
- Water pump pliers
- Slip joint pliers
- Ohmmeters
- Optical levels
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Ladders
- Light pickup trucks
- Powered tampers
- Wire brushes
- Pedestal sink wrenches
- Ball peen hammers
- Monkey wrench sets
- Direct tap machines
- Rat-tail files
- Block and tackle equipment
- Hex wrenches
- Transit levels
- Roll groovers
- Water pressure gauges
- Adjustable wrenches
- Butane torches
- Propane torches
- Water meter keys
- Pipe extractors
- Impact wrenches
- Basket strainer wrenches
- Centering head tools
- Horizontal boring machines
- Sump pumps
- Portable grinders
- Video diagnostic tools
- Plasma cutting guides
- Plungers
- Two way radios
- Soldering equipment
- Tube bending springs
- Pipe flange aligners
- Automatic levels
- Spiral ratchet pipe reamers
- Comprehensive water gauges
- Straight pipe wrenches
- Dump trucks
- Excavators
- Cordless drills
- Polyvinyl chloride PVC saws
- Winches
- Faucet stem and cartridge pullers
- Spud wrenches
- Rebar locators
- Stillson wrenches
- Pop-up plug wrenches
- Bibb seat tools
- Round point shovels
- Chain tongs
- Bench vises
- Snakes
- Deburring tools
- Pipe beveling machines
- Ultrasonic leak detectors
- Pressurized water pigs
- Direct current DC arc welder
- Right-angle drills
- Vacuum plungers
- Plumbers' snakes
- Amp meters
- Cable saws
- Hole cutting tools
- Power spinners
- Strap wrenches
- Torch cutter guides
- Bench chain vises
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Alternating current AC welding equipment
- Air wire brushes
- Magnetic circle layout tools
- Pipe freezing kits
- Caulking guns
- Tractors with loader attachments
- Air compressors
- Seat dressers
- Vertical bandsaws
- Pry bars
- Sledgehammers
- Transmitters