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