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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
47-3015 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Help plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, or pipelayers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. Construction laborers who do not primarily assist plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, or pipelayers are classified under "Construction Laborers" (47-2061). Apprentice workers are classified with the appropriate skilled construction trade occupation (47-2011 through 47-2231).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 54,080 |
2.9 % |
$14.73 |
$30,640 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.89 |
$11.65 |
$13.96 |
$17.12 |
$20.90 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$20,570 |
$24,220 |
$29,030 |
$35,610 |
$43,470 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
9,160 |
0.78 |
2.03 |
$15.05 |
$31,300 |
| Florida |
4,380 |
0.53 |
1.38 |
$13.08 |
$27,210 |
| North Carolina |
3,240 |
0.77 |
1.99 |
$14.04 |
$29,200 |
| New York |
3,020 |
0.33 |
0.86 |
$18.65 |
$38,800 |
| California |
2,800 |
0.18 |
0.45 |
$16.36 |
$34,040 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Louisiana |
2,560 |
1.33 |
3.46 |
$14.25 |
$29,650 |
| New Mexico |
850 |
1.06 |
2.75 |
$14.02 |
$29,160 |
| South Carolina |
1,800 |
0.91 |
2.36 |
$14.18 |
$29,490 |
| Oklahoma |
1,400 |
0.88 |
2.29 |
$15.05 |
$31,300 |
| Texas |
9,160 |
0.78 |
2.03 |
$15.05 |
$31,300 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,090 |
1.05 |
2.74 |
$17.04 |
$35,450 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
2,470 |
0.37 |
0.97 |
$18.63 |
$38,750 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
1,800 |
0.72 |
1.87 |
$15.77 |
$32,810 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,290 |
0.50 |
1.31 |
$15.23 |
$31,670 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
1,250 |
1.30 |
3.37 |
$13.26 |
$27,590 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
1,220 |
1.05 |
2.73 |
$14.29 |
$29,710 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
940 |
0.39 |
1.00 |
$15.51 |
$32,260 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
920 |
1.65 |
4.28 |
$13.85 |
$28,810 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
900 |
0.92 |
2.38 |
$12.94 |
$26,920 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division |
880 |
0.90 |
2.33 |
$14.91 |
$31,000 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Lake Charles, LA |
330 |
3.21 |
8.32 |
$16.60 |
$34,530 |
| Mobile, AL |
390 |
2.28 |
5.92 |
$11.63 |
$24,190 |
| Hattiesburg, MS |
100 |
1.72 |
4.47 |
$12.29 |
$25,570 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
920 |
1.65 |
4.28 |
$13.85 |
$28,810 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
650 |
1.63 |
4.24 |
$14.35 |
$29,850 |
| Sumter, SC |
60 |
1.61 |
4.19 |
$14.66 |
$30,490 |
| Rapid City, SD |
100 |
1.58 |
4.09 |
$14.73 |
$30,640 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
360 |
1.47 |
3.82 |
$14.09 |
$29,300 |
| Abilene, TX |
90 |
1.45 |
3.75 |
$14.53 |
$30,210 |
| Tulsa, OK |
580 |
1.34 |
3.48 |
$15.83 |
$32,930 |
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United States Department of Labor
