DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

47-3015 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Occupational Description:
Help plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, or pipelayers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. Construction laborers who do not primarily assist plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, or pipelayers are classified under ?Construction Laborers? (47-2061). Apprentice workers are classified with the appropriate skilled construction trade occupation (47-2011 through 47-2231).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 19062$18.91/hr$0.83/hr$14.44/hr$16.27/hr$18.04/hr$19.83/hr$27.13/hr
U S 58,4002,044$16.47/hr$0.13/hr$11.36/hr$13.33/hr$15.66/hr$18.83/hr$23.32/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Construction170$17.97/hr
Other Regional Data For Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Minnesota 190 $18.04/hr 5.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 120 $17.90/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 110 $17.55/hr 4.8%
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A $18.70/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A $21.04/hr N/A
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand45,070$16.96/hr6.7%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers10,020$22.42/hr6.1%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters9,950$36.21/hr5.5%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters300$26.93/hrN/A
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons20$24.66/hrN/A
Tasks for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters