Will “Sprinkler Installer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
57% Chance of Automation
“Sprinkler Installer” 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 Fitter
- 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 Installer
- Sprinkler Helper
- Sprinkler Fitter Helper
- 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 Installer”
- 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.
- Fill pipes with sand or resin to prevent distortion, and hold pipes during bending and installation.
- Measure, cut, thread and assemble new pipe, placing the assembled pipe in hangers or other supports.
- Cut pipe and lift up to fitters.
- Install gas burners to convert furnaces from wood, coal, or oil.
- Mount brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes, and set sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes.
- Excavate and grade ditches, and lay and join pipe for water and sewer service.
- Clean and renew steam traps.
- Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials and equipment to work site.
- Cut or drill holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes.
- Fit or assist in fitting valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems, using hand tools.
- Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.
- Clean shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags.
- Immerse pipe in chemical solution to remove dirt, oil, and scale.
Related Technology & Tools
- Measuring tapes
- Direct current DC arc welder
- Pipeline jacks
- Pigs
- Excavators
- Comprehensive water gauges
- Cutoff saws
- Bevel grinding machines
- Bench vises
- Torches
- Pry bars
- Pneumatic drills
- Rat-tail files
- Pipe extractors
- Pipe flange aligners
- Rodders
- Winches
- Water pressure gauges
- Pipe cutters
- Crowbars
- Gasket cutters
- Hydrostatic testers
- Laser levels
- Drill presses
- Soldering irons
- Power drills
- Adjustable wrenches
- Butane torches
- Hydraulic cranes
- Wide roll pipe cutters
- Pipe bending mandrels
- Tube bending springs
- Calipers
- Torch cutter guides
- Mini hacksaws
- Expanding-jaw pliers
- Drain cleaning machines
- Welding clamps
- Straight pipe wrenches
- Test pumps
- Ladders
- Backhoes
- Ratcheting box wrenches
- Motor-driven grinders
- Light pickup trucks
- Rotary hammers
- Pulleys
- Track loaders
- Pneumatic wire brushes
- Sand pumps
- Pipelayers
- Wheel loaders
- Pipe cutting machines
- Tub drain removers
- Tractors with backhoe attachments
- Offset grinders
- Ball peen hammers
- Pipe threaders
- Generators
- Round point shovels
- Ultrasonic leak detectors
- Trenchers
- Diagonal cutting pliers
- Amp meters
- Water pump pliers
- Four-in-one keys
- One stop wrenches
- Internal wrenches
- Plungers
- Reciprocating pipe saws
- Strap wrenches
- Water samplers
- Chain falls
- Lathes
- Hollow core socket wrenches
- Compound leverage wrenches
- Bulldozers
- Boring machines
- Wire tracers
- Transmitters
- Plasma cutting guides
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Basin wrenches
- Graders
- Staple guns
- Voltmeters
- Non-contact infrared thermometers
- Safety harnesses
- Circular saws
- Allen wrenches
- Faucet handle pullers
- End pipe wrenches
- Transit levels
- Swaging tools
- Thread repair files
- Sump pumps
- Vertical bandsaws
- Concrete saws
- Spud wrenches
- Soldering equipment
- Pipe wrenches
- Universal nut wrenches
- Impact hammers
- Angle air grinders
- Rubber strap wrenches
- Crescent wrenches
- Wire brushes
- Water heater element removal wrenches
- Fill pumps
- Vibration analyzers
- Two way radios
- Water jetters
- Telescopic inspection mirrors
- Line locators
- Narrow mouth shovels
- Slip joint pliers
- Flat files
- Automatic levels
- Hand spinners
- Cable plows
- Cordless screwdrivers
- Centering head tools
- Telescoping basin wrenches
- Pedestal grinders
- Bandsaws
- Polyvinyl chloride PVC saws
- Shower valve socket wrenches
- Tirfors
- Tin snips
- Straight-fluted pipe reamers
- Air wire brushes
- Dredges
- Spiral ratchet pipe reamers
- Shut-off keys
- Brazing equipment
- Forklifts
- Sewer tapes
- Maximum reading water pressure gauges
- Welding hoods
- Chain tongs
- Seat dressers
- Ditch pumps
- Tractors with loader attachments
- Deburring tools
- Flaring tools
- Pipe beveling machines
- Trutest smoke detectors
- Direct tap machines
- Compactors
- Hex wrenches
- Compression sleeve pullers
- Pipe benders
- Snakes
- Hand tachometers
- Stationary grinders
- Optical levels
- Ohmmeters
- Ratchet wrenches
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Explosimeters
- Null locators
- Carpenters' levels
- Stillson wrenches
- Plumbers' snakes
- Two-hole pins
- Manlifts
- Bibb seat tools
- Rapwrenches
- Air compressors
- Faucet stem and cartridge pullers
- Tube crimping tools
- Gas leak detection devices
- Magnetic locators
- Roll groovers
- Box end wrenches
- Plumbers' pliers
- Mini tubing cutters
- Oilers
- Cleanout plug wrenches
- Utility pumps
- Reciprocating saws
- Sewage pumps
- Aligning clamps
- Powered tampers
- Portable grinders
- Mud pumps
- Rebar locators
- Augers
- Tubing cutters
- Water meter keys
- Alternating current AC welding equipment
- Pipe threading machines
- Bench chain vises
- Tapping tools
- Motor-driven brushes
- Cable saws
- Air hammers
- Air operated grinders
- Flow gauges
- Moisture meters
- Split bubble levels
- Channel lock pliers
- Scaffolding
- Manual screw jacks
- Block and tackle equipment
- Seat wrenches
- Belting slings
- Chain wrenches
- Propane torches
- Radius markers
- Impact wrenches
- Manual benders
- Pressurized water pigs
- Sledgehammers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Heavy duty water pressure gauges
- Water stoppers
- Sandblasters
- Pedestal sink wrenches
- Dump trucks
- Horizontal boring machines
- Bolt cutters
- Magnetic circle layout tools
- Tractor pipe carrier attachments
- Caulking guns
- Die heads for plastic pipe/conduit
- Drain cleaning cables
- Facing machines
- Hacksaws
- Right-angle drills
- Pipe freezing kits
- Polyvinyl chloride PVC cutters
- Offset pipe wrenches
- Dumpy levels
- Hydraulic valve turners
- Tuggers
- Vacuum plungers
- Six-step faucet seat wrenches
- Impact screwdrivers
- Root ranger jetter nozzles
- Die heads for threading machines
- Pipe lasers
- Power spinners
- Reamers
- Cordless drills
- Pop-up plug wrenches
- Hole cutting tools
- Vacuum gauges
- Basket strainer wrenches
- Plastic nut basin wrenches
- Soil pipe cutters
- Portable welding machines
- Air pressure gauges
- Video diagnostic tools
- Monkey wrench sets