Pipelayers (47-2151) in Connecticut



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State of Connecticut (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment		N/A
Mean wage		$28.69
Entry wage		$22.33
10th percentile wage		$18.24
50th percentile wage		$28.57
90th percentile wage		$41.52

Top Employing Industries
Industry	Employment Percent
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	70	%
Specialty Trade Contractors

Best Paying Industries
Industry	Employment Median Wage
Specialty Trade Contractors		$28.91
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	70	$25.00

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	$28.57		$26.92		$1.65
2017	$28.42	+.5%	$26.78	+.5%	$1.64
2016	$27.65	+2.8%	$26.06	+2.8%	$1.60
2015	$26.83	+3.1%	$25.28	+3.1%	$1.55
2014	$26.39	+1.7%	$24.87	+1.7%	$1.52
2013	$25.82	+2.2%	$24.33	+2.2%	$1.49
2012	$25.43	+1.5%	$23.96	+1.5%	$1.47
2011	$25.21	+.9%	$23.76	+.9%	$1.46
2010	$24.84	+1.5%	$23.41	+1.5%	$1.43
2009	$24.56	+1.2%	$23.14	+1.2%	$1.42
Year	This Occupation		Compared to All Occupations		Difference
Current	$28.57		$22.55		$6.02
2017	$28.42	+.5%	$22.31	+1.1%	$6.11
2016	$27.65	+2.8%	$21.71	+2.8%	$5.94
2015	$26.83	+3.1%	$21.22	+2.3%	$5.61
2014	$26.39	+1.7%	$20.77	+2.1%	$5.62
2013	$25.82	+2.2%	$20.33	+2.2%	$5.49
2012	$25.43	+1.5%	$19.92	+2.1%	$5.51
2011	$25.21	+.9%	$19.58	+1.7%	$5.64
2010	$24.84	+1.5%	$19.27	+1.6%	$5.57
2009	$24.56	+1.2%	$18.95	+1.7%	$5.61

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2018

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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