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