Sprinkler Fitters

High School

Diploma or GED

Reliable Transpo-rtation

Valid Driver's License

Written Exam

Pass a Drug Test

18+ Years

WorkKeys Scores*

Projected Growth

2016-2026

PayRange

Length of Program

Trade Summary - Sprinkler fitters are pipe fitting specialists in fire protection. They install, repair, and maintain all types of fixed extinguishing systems. While most work deals directly with automatic sprinkler systems, they also have

the skills necessary to install and service a wide variety of other fire protection equipment, such as standpipes, carbon dioxide systems, halon systems, foam systems, and dry chemical systems.

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1% High: $39.33 Median: $31.29

Low: $16.37

5 Year Apprenticeship

Open Enrollment Dates: Obtain work through a contractor(List on website) /fill out profile at training669.org. Contractors will contact when they are hiring. When applicants are selected for apprenticeship program they are given a "Hiring Packet“. Applications are kept on file for 45 days. 6 month probationary period. Submit eligibility requirements when applying on website

Contact Information: Sprinkler Fitters Local 669 118 Brandywood Ln., Battle Creek, MI 49014 www.sprinklerfitters669.org

*Testing dependent on the employer

Important Qualities • Customer-service skills- Sprinkler Fitters work with customers on a regular basis, so they should be polite and courteous. • Mechanical skills- Sprinkler Fitters use a variety of tools to assemble and repair pipe systems. Choosing the right tool and

successfully installing, repairing, or maintaining a system is crucial to their work. • Physical strength- Sprinkler Fitters must be strong enough to lift and move heavy pipe. • Troubleshooting skills- Sprinkler Fitters find, diagnose, and repair problems.

Sprinkler Fitters work can be physically demanding because it involves heavy lifting, bending, kneeling, as well as possibly working in a trench 8 feel below ground or working 100 feet or higher above the ground. Sprinkler Fitters work both indoors and outdoors in very hot or very cold weather. Sprinkler Fitters need to manage heavy equipment and lift loads in excess of 100 lbs.

since Sprinkler Fitters work in narrow spaces on ladders and high scaffolding.