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