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