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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$26.70
Entry wage$24.77
10th percentile wage$24.56
50th percentile wage$27.35
90th percentile wage$30.15
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction$27.35
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$27.35 $25.99  $1.36
2015$26.71+2.4%$25.38 +2.4%$1.33
2014$26.14+2.2%$24.84 +2.2%$1.30
2013$25.74+1.5%$24.46 +1.5%$1.28
2012$25.52+.9%$24.25 +.9%$1.27
2011$25.14+1.5%$23.89 +1.5%$1.25
2010$24.86+1.2%$23.62 +1.2%$1.24
2009$24.59+1.1%$23.37 +1.1%$1.22
2008$23.78+3.4%$22.59 +3.4%$1.18
2007$22.87+4.0%$21.74 +4.0%$1.14
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$27.35 $23.35  $4.00
2015$26.71+2.4%$22.70 +2.9%$4.01
2014$26.14+2.2%$22.21 +2.2%$3.93
2013$25.74+1.5%$21.76 +2.1%$3.98
2012$25.52+.9%$21.39 +1.7%$4.13
2011$25.14+1.5%$21.05 +1.6%$4.09
2010$24.86+1.2%$20.70 +1.7%$4.16
2009$24.59+1.1%$20.42 +1.4%$4.17
2008$23.78+3.4%$19.90 +2.6%$3.88
2007$22.87+4.0%$19.26 +3.3%$3.61
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
North Central $29.33 70
Southwest $27.35  
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $29.33 70
Southwest $27.35  
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