Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
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.
What is this job like?
- Cut pipe and lift up to fitters.
- 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.
- Measure, cut, thread and assemble new pipe, placing the assembled pipe in hangers or other supports.
- Fit or assist in fitting valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems, using hand tools.
- Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials and equipment to work site.
- Cut or drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes.
- Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials and equipment to work site.
- Install gas burners to convert furnaces from wood, coal, or oil.
- Fill pipes with sand or resin to prevent distortion, and hold pipes during bending and installation.
- Perform rough-ins, repair and replace fixtures and water heaters, and locate, repair, or remove leaking or broken pipes.
- Immerse pipe in chemical solution to remove dirt, oil, and scale.
- Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.
- Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags.
- 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.
- Cut or drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes.
- Assist pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for air, ammonia, gas, and water systems.
- Clean and renew steam traps.
- 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.
- Fit or assist in fitting valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems, using hand tools.
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Hourly Wage
$28,530
$36,340
$49,250
$13.72
$17.47
$23.68