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