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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$27.52
Entry wage$21.96
10th percentile wage$18.07
50th percentile wage$27.57
90th percentile wage$37.47
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction30%
Specialty Trade Contractors
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction3029.29
Specialty Trade Contractors27.75
Pipelayers (47-2151)
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. Exclude "Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers" (51-4121).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$27.57 $25.57  $2.00
2015$26.93+2.4%$24.97 +2.4%$1.95
2014$26.35+2.2%$24.44 +2.2%$1.91
2013$25.95+1.5%$24.06 +1.5%$1.88
2012$25.72+.9%$23.86 +.9%$1.87
2011$25.35+1.5%$23.51 +1.5%$1.84
2010$25.06+1.2%$23.24 +1.2%$1.82
2009$24.79+1.1%$22.99 +1.1%$1.80
2008$23.97+3.4%$22.23 +3.4%$1.74
2007$23.06+4.0%$21.38 +4.0%$1.67
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$27.57 $21.45  $6.12
2015$26.93+2.4%$20.85 +2.9%$6.08
2014$26.35+2.2%$20.40 +2.2%$5.94
2013$25.95+1.5%$19.99 +2.1%$5.95
2012$25.72+.9%$19.65 +1.7%$6.07
2011$25.35+1.5%$19.34 +1.6%$6.01
2010$25.06+1.2%$19.02 +1.7%$6.04
2009$24.79+1.1%$18.76 +1.4%$6.03
2008$23.97+3.4%$18.28 +2.6%$5.69
2007$23.06+4.0%$17.69 +3.3%$5.36
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
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Best Pay
Connecticut $27.57  
Highest Employment
Connecticut $27.57  

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016

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