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