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