Pipelayers Career

The role of Pipelayers is to 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..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $52,840 and $25 per hour. 3 vocational programs could be taken for the Pipelayers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 34,840 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Pipelayers is $13,997. The average length of the programs is 455 hours and the average completion time is 12.50 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Pipelayers Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Pipelayers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Pipefitting/Pipefitter and Sprinkler Fitter	43	$18,200	-	600 Hours	5.00 Months
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	153	$10,940	$694	721 Hours	20.50 Months
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (other)	6	$12,850	$700	43 Hours	12.00 Months

Related Occupations to Pipelayers Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Pipelayers.

Related Occupations toPipelayers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Boilermakers	11,130	$73,840	$36
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	56,830	$63,430	$31
Carpenters	700K	$60,970	$29
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	204K	$57,410	$28
Construction Laborers	1,019K	$49,280	$24
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	43,080	$55,170	$27
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	90,860	$61,480	$30
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	38,510	$52,080	$25
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	22,850	$60,530	$29
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	436K	$67,840	$33
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	17,400	$60,290	$29
Sheet Metal Workers	116K	$64,270	$31
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	63,780	$68,220	$33
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	45,300	$39,460	$19
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	27,900	$49,590	$24
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	32,630	$55,500	$27
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	47,780	$72,360	$35
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	58,040	$58,500	$28
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	57,810	$50,640	$24
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	33,020	$47,120	$23

Vocational Programs for Pipelayers Career

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$25.41

$52,840

Vocational Programs to Prepare Pipelayers Career

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