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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.

Currently Employed: 47

Yearly Projected Openings: 0

Typical Hourly Wage: $10.17 - $18.68

Typical Annual Salary: $21,100 - $38,800

• Measure, cut, thread and assemble new pipe, placing the assembled pipe in hangers or other supports.
• Cut or drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes.
• 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.
• Cut pipe and lift up to fitters.
• 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.
• Mount brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes, and set sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes.
• Excavate and grade ditches, and lay and join pipe for water and sewer service.

• Drain or pipe cleaning equipment
• Levels
• Pipe or tube cutters
• Power grinders
• Specialty wrenches