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.

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About the Job


Indiana Average Salary $38,854.00
Average Time to Fill 47 days
Typical Education High school equivalency
Typical Experience Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
10 Year Projected Openings (2016-2026) 579
10 Year Expected Percentage Change (2016-2026) 1.47 %

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Skills Profile



Essential (Soft) Skills

Essential Skills to Employers

Attention to Detail
Work Ethic
Professionalism

Top Job Duties and Responsibilities

Handling and Moving Objects

Set-up production equipment or machinery
Cut metal or plastic material
Cut openings in existing structures
Cut pipe or piping material for gas, air, hydraulic, refrigeration, water, or steam lines
Connect sections of drill pipe
Don/Doff installation, maintenance, or repair related Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Bend tubing or conduit
Operate pipe fitting equipment
Bend pipe for gas, air, hydraulic, refrigeration or water lines
Weld metal structures
Apply flux to workpiece before soldering or brazing
Perform basic plumbing
Install plumbing, piping, or water handling systems
Cut construction material
Install heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment
Thread pipe for gas, air, hydraulic, refrigeration, or water lines
Shape construction materials such as wood
Drill holes in construction materials
Install building fixtures
Assemble/Disassemble manufactured plumbing or piping products by hand
Apply adhesives, caulking, or sealants

Performing General Physical Activities

Mark reference points or cutting lines on workpieces
Join wood or other construction materials
Fit construction materials such as wood
Repair structures in construction, repair, or manufacturing setting
Move heavy objects in installation, maintenance, or repair work
Remove tools, equipment, casings, or pipe from wells
Move construction or extraction materials to locations where they are needed
Dig holes or trenches
Lay pipe into trench
Build structures in construction, repair, or manufacturing setting
Install storm, sanitation, or water piping systems above and below ground
Move materials, equipment, or supplies
Remove worn, damaged or outdated materials from work areas
Clean rooms, floors, or facilities in installation, maintenance, or repair settings


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Booster Skills & Certifications

Job Seekers possessing booster skills & certifications, such as those listed below, added to core skills are more marketable, harder to find and expensive to hire.

Hard to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be hard to fill. These skills and certifications make a job seeker more in demand because the skills are not widely available.

Expensive to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be expensive to fill. Job seekers with these skills and certifications are likely to earn more money.

Skill or Certification Certi - fication Hard to Fill Expensive to Fill
Budgeting
Customer Service
Sales
Roofing
Supervisory Skills
Commercial Construction
New Construction




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