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