DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains. Perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or seal joints. Excludes ?Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers? (51-4121).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southwest Minnesota	20	5	$32.46/hr	$1.20/hr	$27.18/hr	$29.23/hr	$32.27/hr	$36.22/hr	$38.79/hr
Minnesota	720	99	$32.23/hr	$0.64/hr	$24.45/hr	$27.92/hr	$31.77/hr	$36.24/hr	$39.19/hr
U S	36,270	1,342	$21.27/hr	$0.21/hr	$13.40/hr	$15.82/hr	$18.93/hr	$25.35/hr	$33.19/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Pipelayers Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Construction 20 $32.55/hr

Other Regional Data For Pipelayers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2022 - 2032 Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 390 $30.92/hr 0.3% Central Minnesota 180 $32.82/hr 2.9% Northeast Minnesota 30 $34.30/hr 0.0% Southwest Minnesota 20 $32.27/hr -1.6% Southeast Minnesota 20 $29.28/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A 4.1%

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2022 - 2032
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2,490	$16.20/hr	4.3%
Highway Maintenance Workers	610	$24.63/hr	9.4%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	440	$24.89/hr	4.4%

• Grades and levels base of trench, using tamping machine and hand tools.
• Checks slope, using carpenter's level or lasers.
• Digs trenches to desired or required depth by hand or using trenching tool.
• Taps and drills holes into pipe to introduce auxiliary lines or devices.
• Covers pipe with earth or other materials.
• Lays out route of pipe, following written instructions or blueprints.
• Lays pipes in trenches and welds, cements, glues, or otherwise connects pieces together.