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