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