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