Skilled Trades
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.
Median salary
$39,270
Typical range
$31k – $55k
Job outlook
+5% (faster than average)
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Entry / Junior
$31,050
~2 yrs to advance
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Established
$39,270
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Senior
$47,065
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
- •Cut pipe and lift up to fitters.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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