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