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