Pipelayers (47-2151) in Connecticut



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State of Connecticut (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment		N/A
Mean wage		$29.20
Entry wage		$24.30
10th percentile wage		$23.26
50th percentile wage		$28.67
90th percentile wage		$40.78

Top Employing Industries
Industry	Employment Percent
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	30	%
Specialty Trade Contractors

Best Paying Industries
Industry	Employment Median Wage
Specialty Trade Contractors		28.73
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	30	28.11

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).


Median Wage History
Year	This Occupation		Compared to Occupational Group		Difference
Current	$28.67		$26.49		$2.18
2016	$27.59	+3.9%	$25.50	+3.9%	$2.10
2015	$27.15	+1.7%	$25.08	+1.7%	$2.06
2014	$26.56	+2.2%	$24.54	+2.2%	$2.02
2013	$26.16	+1.5%	$24.17	+1.5%	$1.99
2012	$25.94	+.9%	$23.96	+.9%	$1.97
2011	$25.55	+1.5%	$23.61	+1.5%	$1.94
2010	$25.26	+1.2%	$23.34	+1.2%	$1.92
2009	$24.99	+1.1%	$23.09	+1.1%	$1.90
2008	$24.16	+3.4%	$22.33	+3.4%	$1.84
Year	This Occupation		Compared to All Occupations		Difference
Current	$28.67		$22.06		$6.61
2016	$27.59	+3.9%	$21.36	+3.3%	$6.24
2015	$27.15	+1.7%	$20.91	+2.1%	$6.24
2014	$26.56	+2.2%	$20.46	+2.2%	$6.10
2013	$26.16	+1.5%	$20.05	+2.1%	$6.11
2012	$25.94	+.9%	$19.70	+1.7%	$6.23
2011	$25.55	+1.5%	$19.39	+1.6%	$6.16
2010	$25.26	+1.2%	$19.07	+1.7%	$6.19
2009	$24.99	+1.1%	$18.81	+1.4%	$6.18
2008	$24.16	+3.4%	$18.33	+2.6%	$5.84

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2017

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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