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