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