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