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