Helper--Plumbing

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Ideal for hands-on work and learning plumbing skills on the job.
Support essential plumbing tasks, ensuring smooth water flow in homes and businesses.
Engage in diverse tasks, from pipe assembly to fixture repairs, every day is different.

💰 Earn $38K-$57K

📚 High School Diploma or GED

⏱️ 6–12 MONTH TRAINING

📈 5.9% JOB GROWTH

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What You’ll Do

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.

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.

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Minimum Education

High School Diploma or GED

Career Prospects

Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)

Training Time

6 months to 1 year

Job Openings

5,500 Annually

Median Earnings

$44,170 in California

$37,650 Nationally

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Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

Critical Thinking
Equipment Maintenance
Monitoring
Operation and Control
Operations Monitoring

You value 🙏

Having support
Having freedom
Personal relationships

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Helper--Plumbing

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Pathways to this Career

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Apprenticeship

An apprenticeship typically offers a combination of hands-on training and classroom instruction, leading to practical skills, industry-specific knowledge, and the potential for long-term employment in a specific trade or profession.

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