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