Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters

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2017 Workforce

504k

Average Age

40.6

Average Salary

$48,864

Average Male Salary

$48,907

Average Female Salary

$45,966

About

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters was $48,864 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters by wage are Agricultural inspectors, Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers, and Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers.

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters are part of the Construction & Extraction Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, Boilermakers, Carpenters, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, Cement masons, concrete finishers, & terrazzo workers, and 28 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters are Baytown City PUMA, TX, Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX, and Pasadena City (North & Central)Inside Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters are Baytown City PUMA, TX, Pasadena City (North & Central)Inside Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX, and Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters and on wages and locations for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters, by average wage, is Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing. Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters are paid most in Stamford & Greenwich Towns PUMA, CT but are relatively concentrated in Baytown City PUMA, TX.

Yearly Wage

$48,864

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,183

In 2017, Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters earned an average of $48,864, $7,090 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers make somewhat more than Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters while Agricultural inspectors make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.326

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.326, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters, by number of employees, are Construction, Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems, Natural gas distribution, Pipeline transportation, Ship & boat building, Support activities for mining, Elementary & secondary schools, Hospitals, Real estate, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Sewage treatment facilities.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters, by average wage, are Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Animal food, grain & oilseed milling, and Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment repair & maintenance.

Industries by Share

504k

2017 Workforce

± 17,401

3.48%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.76%

The number of people employed as Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters has been growing at a rate of 3.48%, from 487,186 people in 2016 to 504,120 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters at 77.2%, followed by Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems with 2.71% and Natural gas distribution with 1.84%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters in the US. The average age of male Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters in the workforce is 40.6 and of female Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters is 41.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

497k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 17,275

7.32k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,101

98.5% of Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

66.7% of Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 15.5% of Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters.

Age by Sex

40.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.434

41.3

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.28

The median age of Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters is 40.6, and Male employees are generally 0.796 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters is Business but a relatively high number of Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters hold a major in Construction.