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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.
What a pipelayer does
Become a pipelayer
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good pipelayer
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $34 per hour with an average salary of $71,200 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $28 and $41 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $59,100 and $84,400 per year.
Pipelayer job outlook
- There are 1,253 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 120 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.