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