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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$34.60
Entry wage$26.26
10th percentile wage$25.01
50th percentile wage$32.85
90th percentile wage$47.21
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction$32.85
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$32.85 $25.44  $7.41
2015$32.08+2.4%$24.85 +2.4%$7.24
2014$31.39+2.2%$24.31 +2.2%$7.08
2013$30.92+1.5%$23.94 +1.5%$6.97
2012$30.65+.9%$23.74 +.9%$6.91
2011$30.20+1.5%$23.39 +1.5%$6.81
2010$29.86+1.2%$23.12 +1.2%$6.73
2009$29.54+1.1%$22.88 +1.1%$6.66
2008$28.56+3.4%$22.12 +3.4%$6.44
2007$27.47+4.0%$21.28 +4.0%$6.20
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$32.85 $22.30  $10.55
2015$32.08+2.4%$21.68 +2.9%$10.41
2014$31.39+2.2%$21.21 +2.2%$10.18
2013$30.92+1.5%$20.78 +2.1%$10.13
2012$30.65+.9%$20.43 +1.7%$10.22
2011$30.20+1.5%$20.11 +1.6%$10.09
2010$29.86+1.2%$19.77 +1.7%$10.09
2009$29.54+1.1%$19.50 +1.4%$10.04
2008$28.56+3.4%$19.00 +2.6%$9.56
2007$27.47+4.0%$18.40 +3.3%$9.08
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.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $32.85  
Bridgeport $27.35  
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport $27.35  
Hartford $32.85  
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