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