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