DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

47-2151 Pipelayers

Occupational Description:
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
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Northeast Minnesota 3012$33.63/hr$2.00/hr$27.40/hr$30.40/hr$34.30/hr$37.56/hr$39.52/hr
Minnesota 72099$32.23/hr$0.64/hr$24.45/hr$27.92/hr$31.77/hr$36.24/hr$39.19/hr
U S 36,2701,342$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
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Construction20$36.47/hr
Other Regional Data For Pipelayers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian 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%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand1,220$16.00/hr5.0%
Highway Maintenance Workers590$25.77/hr8.8%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters480$33.73/hr6.3%
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems AssemblersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Pipelayers