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