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