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