Help plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, or pipelayers by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

Other names for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters: Pipefitter, Plumber, Irrigation Technician, Pipe Coverer Helper, Pipe Cutter, Pipe Fitter Helper, Plumber Assistant, Plumber Cub, Plumber's Helper, Plumbing Assembler-Installer, Sprinkler Fitter, Water Main Installer Helper,

• Assist plumbers by performing rough-ins, repairing and replacing fixtures, and locating and repairing 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.
• 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.
• Fit or assist in fitting valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems, using hand tools.
• Assist pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for air, ammonia, gas, and water systems.
• Excavate and grade ditches, and lay and join pipe for water and sewer service.
• Cut pipe and lift up to fitters.
• Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.
• Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags.
• Install gas burners to convert furnaces from wood, coal, or oil.
• Immerse pipe in chemical solution to remove dirt, oil, and scale.
• Clean and renew steam traps.
• Fill pipes with sand or resin to prevent distortion, and hold pipes during bending and installation.

• Leak testing equipment
• Pullers
• Pipe bending tools
• Pipe or tube cutters
• Hoists
• Tungsten inert gas TIG welding machinery
• Two way radios
• Levels
• Liquid leak detectors
• Nut drivers
• Dewatering pumps
• Vacuum gauges
• Drain or toilet plunger
• Bandsaw wheel
• Vibration testers
• Digital camcorders or video cameras
• Voltage or current meters
• Specialty wrenches
• Pressure or steam cleaners
• Torx keys
• Pressure indicators
• Adjustable widemouth pliers
• Water samplers
• Fluid regulators
• Pipe vises
• Welding masks
• Welders
• Wheel loaders
• Pipe or tube cutters
• Winches
• Wire brushes
• Circuit tracers
• Adjustable wrenches
• Air compressors
• Pneumatic hammer
• Pneumatic grinders
• Pressure indicators
• Wire brushes
• Pipe vises
• Hex keys
• Welders
• Voltage or current meters
• Pneumatic grinders
• Welders
• Augers
• Levels
• Backhoes
• Hammers
• Bandsaw wheel
• Specialty wrenches
• Specialty wrenches
• Slings
• Bench vises
• Bench vises
• Power grinders
• Specialty wrenches
• Blocks or pulleys
• Bolt cutters
• Boring or sinking machinery
• Box end wrenches
• Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
• Wheel bulldozers
• Blow torches
• Trenching machines
• Wire or cable cutters
• Calipers
• Levels
• Caulking guns
• Metal markers or holders
• Hoists
• Tongs
• Specialty wrenches
• Locking pliers
• Power saws
• Specialty wrenches
• Compactors
• Specialty wrenches
• Pressure indicators
• Pullers
• Power saws
• Power drills
• Power screwguns
• Hydraulic truck cranes
• Adjustable wrenches
• Tube end finishers
• Pry bars
• Power saws
• Deburring equipment
• Diagonal cut pliers
• Threading dies
• Stamping or forming dies
• Power drills
• Water pumps
• Drain or pipe cleaning equipment
• Drain or pipe cleaning equipment
• Dredgers
• Workshop presses
• Drills
• Dump trucks
• Levels
• Pipe wrenches
• Track excavators
• Adjustable widemouth pliers
• Explosimeters
• Tube end finishers
• Pullers
• Pullers
• Water pumps
• Tube end finishers
• Files
• Flow sensors
• Forklifts
• Torx keys
• Gas detectors
• Hose cutter
• Gas generators
• Graders
• Saws
• Drain or pipe cleaning equipment
• Tachometers
• Pressure indicators
• Hex keys
• Hole saws
• Offset socket wrenches
• Boring or sinking machinery
• Impact wrenches
• Pressure indicators
• Pneumatic hammer
• Screwdrivers
• Impact wrenches
• Specialty wrenches
• Ladders
• Levels
• Lathes
• Light trucks or sport utility vehicles
• Detection apparatus for non metallic objects
• Metal markers or holders
• Metal detectors
• Pipe bending mandrels
• Manlift or personnel lift
• Pipe bending tools
• Jacks
• Pressure indicators
• Tape measures
• Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery
• Saws
• Pipe or tube cutters
• Moisture meters
• Specialty wrenches
• Wire brushes
• Power grinders
• Mud pumps
• Shovels
• Thermographs
• Metal detectors
• Power grinders
• Pipe wrenches
• Ohmmeters
• Oil gun
• Specialty wrenches
• Levels
• Power grinders
• Specialty wrenches
• Screwdrivers
• Drain or pipe cleaning equipment
• Pipe bending tools
• Pneumatic grinders
• Pipe or tube cutters
• Pipe or tube cutters
• Pipe extractors
• Levels
• Fluid regulators
• Laser measuring systems
• Threading machines
• Threading machines
• Pipe wrenches
• Pipe layer
• Jacks
• Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
• Specialty wrenches
• Specialty wrenches
• Drain or pipe cleaning equipment
• Drain or toilet plunger
• Pneumatic drill
• Wire brushes
• Pipe or tube cutters
• Pipe or tube cutters
• Specialty wrenches
• Power grinders
• Drain or pipe cleaning equipment
• Tampers
• Drain or pipe cleaning equipment
• Blow torches
• Pry bars
• Blocks or pulleys
• Metal markers or holders
• Specialty wrenches
• Files
• Ratchets
• Box end wrenches
• Reamers
• Metal detectors
• Power saws
• Power saws
• Power drills
• Pressure or steam cleaners
• Tube end finishers
• Pressure or steam cleaners
• Hammer drills
• Shovels
• Strap wrenches
• Safety harnesses or belts
• Mud pumps
• Pneumatic sanding machines
• Scaffolding
• Offset socket wrenches
• Specialty wrenches
• Sewage pumps
• Drain or pipe cleaning equipment
• Specialty wrenches
• Torx keys
• Specialty wrenches
• Hammers
• Slip or groove joint pliers
• Drain or pipe cleaning equipment
• Pipe or tube cutters
• Soldering irons or guns
• Soldering irons or guns
• Reamers
• Levels
• Specialty wrenches
• Staple guns
• Power grinders
• Specialty wrenches
• Pipe wrenches
• Reamers
• Strap wrenches
• Sump pumps
• Swaging tools
• Power drills
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Specialty wrenches
• Diaphragm pumps
• Files
• Tinners snips
• Hoists
• Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
• Blow torches
• Track loaders
• Integrated tool carriers
• Backhoes
• Track loaders
• Level sensors or transmitters
• Detection apparatus for non metallic objects
• Trenching machines