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