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