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