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