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