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