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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.
- Mount brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes, and set sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes.
- Immerse pipe in chemical solution to remove dirt, oil, and scale.
- Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.
- 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.
- Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags.
- Cut pipe and lift up to fitters.
- Excavate and grade ditches, and lay and join pipe for water and sewer service.
- Assist pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for air, ammonia, gas, and water systems.
- Clean and renew steam traps.
- 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.
- Perform rough-ins, repair and replace fixtures and water heaters, and locate, repair, or remove leaking or broken pipes.
Related Technology & Tools
- Null locators
- Plastic nut basin wrenches
- Cable plows
- Optical levels
- Reamers
- Mini tubing cutters
- Augers
- Sewage pumps
- Chain falls
- Root ranger jetter nozzles
- Bolt cutters
- Strap wrenches
- Wheel loaders
- Tractor pipe carrier attachments
- Light pickup trucks
- Centering head tools
- Sewer tapes
- Sand pumps
- Flat files
- Angle air grinders
- Hydraulic valve turners
- Water meter keys
- Faucet handle pullers
- Rat-tail files
- Direct tap machines
- Fill pumps
- Moisture meters
- Plumbers' pliers
- Portable welding machines
- Box end wrenches
- Sump pumps
- Air operated grinders
- Pipeline jacks
- Bevel grinding machines
- Pipe extractors
- Rotary hammers
- Tractors with loader attachments
- Brazing equipment
- Crowbars
- Stationary grinders
- Impact hammers
- Polyvinyl chloride PVC saws
- Soldering equipment
- Tubing cutters
- Hand spinners
- Measuring tapes
- One stop wrenches
- Manlifts
- Drain cleaning cables
- Basket strainer wrenches
- Spiral ratchet pipe reamers
- Plungers
- Impact wrenches
- Voltmeters
- Cutoff saws
- Straight pipe wrenches
- Cable saws
- Plumbers' snakes
- Crescent wrenches
- Pipe freezing kits
- Impact screwdrivers
- Shut-off keys
- Air wire brushes
- Alternating current AC welding equipment
- Mud pumps
- Concrete saws
- Pigs
- Manual benders
- Ditch pumps
- Four-in-one keys
- Flaring tools
- Hydrostatic testers
- Tractors with backhoe attachments
- Trutest smoke detectors
- Manual screw jacks
- Pipe benders
- Hole cutting tools
- Ohmmeters
- Cordless drills
- Staple guns
- Gas leak detection devices
- Tube bending springs
- Bench chain vises
- Shower valve socket wrenches
- Two-hole pins
- Rebar locators
- Pneumatic drills
- Ladders
- Pneumatic wire brushes
- Polyvinyl chloride PVC cutters
- Amp meters
- Pipe wrenches
- Plasma cutting guides
- Dumpy levels
- Motor-driven brushes
- Block and tackle equipment
- Water heater element removal wrenches
- Vibration analyzers
- Water pressure gauges
- Two way radios
- Wide roll pipe cutters
- Ratcheting box wrenches
- Monkey wrench sets
- Drain cleaning machines
- Pedestal sink wrenches
- Round point shovels
- Offset grinders
- Belting slings
- Compound leverage wrenches
- Motor-driven grinders
- Chain tongs
- Six-step faucet seat wrenches
- Heavy duty water pressure gauges
- Powered tampers
- Gasket cutters
- Graders
- Right-angle drills
- Water stoppers
- Pressurized water pigs
- Winches
- Tub drain removers
- Pipe beveling machines
- Allen wrenches
- Ultrasonic leak detectors
- Seat wrenches
- Circular saws
- Pipelayers
- Air pressure gauges
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Ratchet wrenches
- Seat dressers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Water samplers
- Die heads for plastic pipe/conduit
- Excavators
- Hydraulic cranes
- Hacksaws
- End pipe wrenches
- Straight-fluted pipe reamers
- Spud wrenches
- Line locators
- Telescoping basin wrenches
- Ball peen hammers
- Track loaders
- Tuggers
- Explosimeters
- Pipe lasers
- Dump trucks
- Universal nut wrenches
- Channel lock pliers
- Roll groovers
- Portable grinders
- Bulldozers
- Pipe flange aligners
- Die heads for threading machines
- Dredges
- Power spinners
- Direct current DC arc welder
- Lathes
- Pedestal grinders
- Chain wrenches
- Generators
- Comprehensive water gauges
- Transmitters
- Compactors
- Cordless screwdrivers
- Boring machines
- Air hammers
- Pipe cutting machines
- Soldering irons
- Trenchers
- Pop-up plug wrenches
- Deburring tools
- Transit levels
- Narrow mouth shovels
- Diagonal cutting pliers
- Facing machines
- Magnetic locators
- Soil pipe cutters
- Vertical bandsaws
- Calipers
- Torch cutter guides
- Snakes
- Scaffolding
- Tin snips
- Vacuum plungers
- Propane torches
- Faucet stem and cartridge pullers
- Pipe cutters
- Oilers
- Reciprocating saws
- Water pump pliers
- Vacuum gauges
- Air compressors
- Flow gauges
- Hand tachometers
- Tirfors
- Caulking guns
- Carpenters' levels
- Power drills
- Compression sleeve pullers
- Slip joint pliers
- Bibb seat tools
- Rapwrenches
- Expanding-jaw pliers
- Swaging tools
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Pipe bending mandrels
- Stillson wrenches
- Sandblasters
- Cleanout plug wrenches
- Tapping tools
- Welding clamps
- Mini hacksaws
- Automatic levels
- Split bubble levels
- Pry bars
- Bandsaws
- Rubber strap wrenches
- Rodders
- Horizontal boring machines
- Reciprocating pipe saws
- Safety harnesses
- Tube crimping tools
- Telescopic inspection mirrors
- Drill presses
- Video diagnostic tools
- Radius markers
- Magnetic circle layout tools
- Utility pumps
- Thread repair files
- Laser levels
- Wire brushes
- Torches
- Pipe threaders
- Butane torches
- Aligning clamps
- Backhoes
- Maximum reading water pressure gauges
- Sledgehammers
- Hollow core socket wrenches
- Offset pipe wrenches
- Pipe threading machines
- Pulleys
- Forklifts
- Non-contact infrared thermometers
- Welding hoods
- Test pumps
- Basin wrenches
- Internal wrenches
- Wire tracers
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Hex wrenches
- Water jetters
- Adjustable wrenches
- Bench vises