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