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