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“Sprinkler Fitter” will maybe be replaced by robots.
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Job Description
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.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-3015.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 30,640.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 14.00
- Currently, there are 54,080 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters”.
Also Known As…
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Sprinkler Repair Technician
- Sprinkler Installer
- Service Technician
- Plumber's Helper
- Irrigation Technician
- Irrigation Installation Specialist
- Helper
- Gas Fitter
- Drain Technician
- Water Main Installer Helper
- Water Main Inspector
- Trench Pipe Layer Helper
- Sprinkler Helper
- Sprinkler Fitter Helper
- Sprinkler Fitter
- Sewer Pipe Layer Helper
- Service Sprinkler Helper
- Plumbing Warehouse Helper
- Plumbing Assembler-Installer
- Plumber Helper
- Plumber Cub
- Plumber Assistant
- Plumber Apprentice
- Plumber
- Pipefitter
- Pipe Fitter Helper
- Pipe Cutter
- Pipe Coverer Helper
- Mechanic
- Marine Steam Fitter Helper
- Marine Pipefitter Helper
- Laborer
- Industrial Gas Fitter Helper
- Hydraulic Plumber Helper
- Gas Main Fitter Helper
- Fire Sprinkler Fitter
- Conduit Helper
- Apprentice Plumber
- Apprentice
Tasks for “Sprinkler Fitter”
- Fit or assist in fitting valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems, using hand tools.
- Excavate and grade ditches, and lay and join pipe for water and sewer service.
- 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.
- Mount brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes, and set sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes.
- Cut pipe and lift up to fitters.
- Clean and renew steam traps.
- Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.
- Fill pipes with sand or resin to prevent distortion, and hold pipes during bending and installation.
- Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials and equipment to work site.
- Install gas burners to convert furnaces from wood, coal, or oil.
- Immerse pipe in chemical solution to remove dirt, oil, and scale.
- Assist pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for air, ammonia, gas, and water systems.
- Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags.
Related Technology & Tools
- Powered tampers
- Deburring tools
- Magnetic locators
- Round point shovels
- One stop wrenches
- Pipe freezing kits
- Six-step faucet seat wrenches
- Offset pipe wrenches
- Welding clamps
- Bolt cutters
- Die heads for threading machines
- Ladders
- Plastic nut basin wrenches
- Flat files
- Concrete saws
- Angle air grinders
- Transit levels
- Lathes
- Bench vises
- Maximum reading water pressure gauges
- Water heater element removal wrenches
- Tube crimping tools
- Air operated grinders
- Tractor pipe carrier attachments
- Power spinners
- Rat-tail files
- Tractors with loader attachments
- Reciprocating saws
- Vertical bandsaws
- Tuggers
- Rotary hammers
- Safety harnesses
- Test pumps
- Adjustable wrenches
- Oilers
- Tube bending springs
- Stationary grinders
- Seat wrenches
- Water samplers
- Hole cutting tools
- Wire tracers
- Hydraulic valve turners
- Pipe cutters
- Die heads for plastic pipe/conduit
- Seat dressers
- Polyvinyl chloride PVC cutters
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Vibration analyzers
- Pipe threading machines
- Dump trucks
- Propane torches
- Ohmmeters
- Water pressure gauges
- Staple guns
- Voltmeters
- Wide roll pipe cutters
- Backhoes
- Hand spinners
- Strap wrenches
- Box end wrenches
- Radius markers
- Telescoping basin wrenches
- Torch cutter guides
- Ultrasonic leak detectors
- Pipe bending mandrels
- Scaffolding
- Tirfors
- Motor-driven brushes
- Pipeline jacks
- Reciprocating pipe saws
- Pedestal sink wrenches
- Direct tap machines
- Cutoff saws
- Sand pumps
- Universal nut wrenches
- Faucet handle pullers
- Ball peen hammers
- Wire brushes
- Two-hole pins
- Soldering irons
- Pipe beveling machines
- Plasma cutting guides
- Two way radios
- Air pressure gauges
- Snakes
- Tub drain removers
- Light pickup trucks
- Moisture meters
- Bench chain vises
- Soldering equipment
- Cordless screwdrivers
- Line locators
- End pipe wrenches
- Hollow core socket wrenches
- Facing machines
- Comprehensive water gauges
- Horizontal boring machines
- Pneumatic wire brushes
- Split bubble levels
- Offset grinders
- Expanding-jaw pliers
- Compression sleeve pullers
- Crowbars
- Tapping tools
- Null locators
- Hand tachometers
- Flow gauges
- Aligning clamps
- Magnetic circle layout tools
- Narrow mouth shovels
- Allen wrenches
- Non-contact infrared thermometers
- Video diagnostic tools
- Mini tubing cutters
- Caulking guns
- Diagonal cutting pliers
- Monkey wrench sets
- Rodders
- Compactors
- Hex wrenches
- Generators
- Rebar locators
- Cordless drills
- Forklifts
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Vacuum plungers
- Flaring tools
- Manual screw jacks
- Pipe threaders
- Air hammers
- Cleanout plug wrenches
- Gasket cutters
- Centering head tools
- Wheel loaders
- Hydraulic cranes
- Stillson wrenches
- Chain wrenches
- Utility pumps
- Sewer tapes
- Pop-up plug wrenches
- Torches
- Sandblasters
- Laser levels
- Roll groovers
- Mud pumps
- Pulleys
- Ditch pumps
- Brazing equipment
- Excavators
- Root ranger jetter nozzles
- Pneumatic drills
- Heavy duty water pressure gauges
- Portable welding machines
- Pipe cutting machines
- Welding hoods
- Pigs
- Belting slings
- Pipe wrenches
- Bevel grinding machines
- Impact screwdrivers
- Explosimeters
- Measuring tapes
- Water pump pliers
- Winches
- Hydrostatic testers
- Boring machines
- Faucet stem and cartridge pullers
- Soil pipe cutters
- Automatic levels
- Impact hammers
- Straight-fluted pipe reamers
- Augers
- Basin wrenches
- Block and tackle equipment
- Spud wrenches
- Fill pumps
- Circular saws
- Shut-off keys
- Rubber strap wrenches
- Swaging tools
- Mini hacksaws
- Cable saws
- Calipers
- Water jetters
- Drain cleaning machines
- Basket strainer wrenches
- Four-in-one keys
- Air compressors
- Crescent wrenches
- Sump pumps
- Gas leak detection devices
- Ratchet wrenches
- Butane torches
- Hacksaws
- Tin snips
- Rapwrenches
- Shower valve socket wrenches
- Water stoppers
- Direct current DC arc welder
- Internal wrenches
- Manual benders
- Motor-driven grinders
- Sledgehammers
- Sewage pumps
- Slip joint pliers
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Pipe benders
- Pipe lasers
- Pressurized water pigs
- Chain falls
- Compound leverage wrenches
- Amp meters
- Water meter keys
- Right-angle drills
- Drill presses
- Telescopic inspection mirrors
- Reamers
- Straight pipe wrenches
- Tractors with backhoe attachments
- Spiral ratchet pipe reamers
- Cable plows
- Air wire brushes
- Pipelayers
- Dredges
- Trutest smoke detectors
- Portable grinders
- Bandsaws
- Ratcheting box wrenches
- Polyvinyl chloride PVC saws
- Tubing cutters
- Channel lock pliers
- Transmitters
- Bulldozers
- Optical levels
- Trenchers
- Drain cleaning cables
- Vacuum gauges
- Chain tongs
- Alternating current AC welding equipment
- Pry bars
- Plungers
- Plumbers' snakes
- Pedestal grinders
- Bibb seat tools
- Graders
- Carpenters' levels
- Impact wrenches
- Track loaders
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Thread repair files
- Pipe flange aligners
- Power drills
- Manlifts
- Plumbers' pliers
- Dumpy levels
- Pipe extractors