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