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