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