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Pipelayers

About this Career Path

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.

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Salary Breakdown

Pipelayers

$45,060

AVERAGE ANNUALLY

$28,760

ENTRY LEVEL

$40,480

MID LEVEL

$69,090

EXPERT LEVEL

Current Available & Projected Jobs

Pipelayers

31

Current Available Jobs

34,500

Projected job openings through 2030

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Top Expected Tasks

Pipelayers

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Pipelayers

K

KNOWLEDGE

Building and Construction

K

KNOWLEDGE

Mechanical

K

KNOWLEDGE

Mathematics

K

KNOWLEDGE

Public Safety and Security

K

KNOWLEDGE

Design

S

SKILL

Operation and Control

S

SKILL

Active Listening

S

SKILL

Operations Monitoring

S

SKILL

Coordination

S

SKILL

Critical Thinking

A

ABILITY

Arm-Hand Steadiness

A

ABILITY

Control Precision

A

ABILITY

Oral Comprehension

A

ABILITY

Near Vision

A

ABILITY

Extent Flexibility