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