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 Third Quarter, 2012

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	720	114	$28.14/hr	$1.21/hr	$18.25/hr	$22.39/hr	$27.68/hr	$33.67/hr	$38.67/hr
U S	43,570	1,046	$19.29/hr	$0.17/hr	$11.31/hr	$13.67/hr	$17.55/hr	$23.35/hr	$30.58/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 310 $29.52/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 90 $29.70/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 40 $19.39/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 40 $38.90/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 40 $22.45/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 20 N/A N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 10 $27.78/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 10 $26.57/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	560	$15.44/hr	N/A
Highway Maintenance Workers	140	$18.92/hr	N/A
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	40	$29.04/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.