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