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