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