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Pipelayers in United States

Pipelayers

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).

$49,000median, a year
$54,700mean (average), a year
33,050people employed in this job here

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