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