Spotter vs sprinkler

The differences between spotters and sprinklers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a spotter has an average salary of $42,482, which is higher than the $35,088 average annual salary of a sprinkler.

The top three skills for a spotter include CDL, safety rules and safety standards. The most important skills for a sprinkler are customer service, hand tools, and fire protection.

Spotter vs sprinkler overview

	Spotter	Sprinkler
Yearly salary	$42,482	$35,088
Hourly rate	$20.42	$16.87
Growth rate	4%	2%
Number of jobs	935	1,280
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	-	-

Spotter vs sprinkler salary

Spotters and sprinklers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Spotter	Sprinkler
Average salary	$42,482	$35,088
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $62,000	Between $28,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	North Dakota	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between spotter and sprinkler education

There are a few differences between a spotter and a sprinkler in terms of educational background:

	Spotter	Sprinkler
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Spotter vs sprinkler demographics

Here are the differences between spotters' and sprinklers' demographics:

	Spotter	Sprinkler
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 82.0% Female, 18.0%	Male, 79.1% Female, 20.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 7.0% White, 58.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 24.9% Asian, 5.6% White, 54.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between spotter and sprinkler duties and responsibilities

Spotter example responsibilities.

Utilize industry tools such as backpack blowers, sweepers, and a variety of hand hold power equipment.
Company lose a few rail yards and let all Cdl drivers go
Patrol a``customer only"parking lot in busy downtown environment.
Used CCTV to continuesly monitor tenants, staff, and parking lot areas.
Participate in inventory control using RF scanners as well as filled out work orders.
Operate sweeper trucks and leaf blowers to clean parking lots at night in surrounding area.

Sprinkler example responsibilities.

Manage and implement safety programs in the field including PPE and site specific safety awareness programs.
Certify backflow prevention tester for domestic fire sprinklers.
Install sprinklers, create landscape plans, do all facets of a small landscape business and yard care.
Work off of lifts, ladders, scaffolds to install piping to proper areas according to design and fire sprinkler code.
Manage and implement safety programs in the field including PPE and site specific safety awareness programs.

Spotter vs sprinkler skills

Common spotter skills

CDL, 15%
Safety Rules, 13%
Safety Standards, 10%
Equipment Operators, 10%
DOT, 9%
Building Maintenance, 8%

Common sprinkler skills

Customer Service, 35%
Hand Tools, 32%
Fire Protection, 14%
NFPA, 10%
Fire Pumps, 4%
OSHA, 2%