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