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