DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	190	62	$18.91/hr	$0.83/hr	$14.44/hr	$16.27/hr	$18.04/hr	$19.83/hr	$27.13/hr
U S	58,400	2,044	$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 Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Construction 170 $17.97/hr

Other Regional Data For Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2023 - 2025 Minnesota 190 $18.04/hr 3.8% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 120 $17.90/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 110 $17.55/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Southeast Minnesota N/A $18.70/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A $21.04/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2023 - 2025
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	45,070	$16.96/hr	1.8%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	10,020	$22.42/hr	1.5%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	9,950	$36.21/hr	4.2%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	300	$26.93/hr	N/A
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	20	$24.66/hr	N/A

• Fits or assists in fitting valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems, using hand tools.
• Requisitions tools and equipment and selects type and size of pipe.
• Assists in installing gas burner to convert furnaces from wood, coal, or oil.
• Disassembles and removes damaged or worn pipe.
• Fills pipe with sand or resin to prevent distortion, and holds pipes during bending and installation.
• Cleans shop, work area, and machines, using solvent and rags.
• Cuts or drills holes in walls to accommodate passage of pipes, using pneumatic drill.
• Mounts brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes.
• Immerses pipe in chemical solution to remove dirt, oil, and scale.