Sprinkler vs sprayer

The differences between sprinklers and sprayers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sprinkler has an average salary of $35,088, which is higher than the $32,670 average annual salary of a sprayer.

The top three skills for a sprinkler include customer service, hand tools and fire protection. The most important skills for a sprayer are safety procedures, coats, and safety rules.

Sprinkler vs sprayer overview

	Sprinkler	Sprayer
Yearly salary	$35,088	$32,670
Hourly rate	$16.87	$15.71
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	1,280	211
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 57%
Average age	50	42
Years of experience	-	4

Sprinkler vs sprayer salary

Sprinklers and sprayers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sprinkler	Sprayer
Average salary	$35,088	$32,670
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $43,000	Between $22,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Clinton, MI
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	MasterBrand Cabinets
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between sprinkler and sprayer education

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

	Sprinkler	Sprayer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Sprinkler vs sprayer demographics

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

	Sprinkler	Sprayer
Average age	50	42
Gender ratio	Male, 79.1% Female, 20.9%	Male, 84.5% Female, 15.5%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 3.3% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	4%

Differences between sprinkler and sprayer duties and responsibilities

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.

Sprayer example responsibilities.

Assist floor production for MRI shielding that would include door, window, panel and all metal/stainless steel production.
Train in a variety of PPE environments.
Inspect hot forge parts once run through entire process.
Spray on both BLM and land owners' property.
Fast pace production environment where a daily standard of parts run per day.
Clean contaminate equipment or areas for re-use, using detergents or solvents, sandblasters, filter pumps, or steam cleaners.

Sprinkler vs sprayer skills

Common sprinkler skills

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

Common sprayer skills

Safety Procedures, 15%
Coats, 11%
Safety Rules, 10%
PPE, 8%
Customer Specifications, 8%
Office Furniture, 6%