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