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