DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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. Excludes “Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers" (51-4121).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	620	68	$29.91/hr	$1.14/hr	$19.75/hr	$23.39/hr	$29.18/hr	$35.95/hr	$42.81/hr
U S	43,590	1,133	$19.40/hr	$0.17/hr	$11.33/hr	$13.59/hr	$17.56/hr	$23.58/hr	$31.24/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Pipelayers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 320 $31.56/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 80 $28.79/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 30 $24.88/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 20 $27.85/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead N/A $26.76/hr N/A

• Grades and levels base of trench, using tamping machine and hand tools.
• Checks slope, using carpenter's level or lasers.
• Digs trenches to desired or required depth by hand or using trenching tool.
• Taps and drills holes into pipe to introduce auxiliary lines or devices.
• Covers pipe with earth or other materials.
• Lays out route of pipe, following written instructions or blueprints.
• Lays pipes in trenches and welds, cements, glues, or otherwise connects pieces together.