Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters

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2017 Workforce

506k

Average Age

40.6

Average Salary

$48,769

Average Male Salary

$48,811

Average Female Salary

$45,911

About

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters was $48,769 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters are Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX, Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX, and Harris County (Southeast)--Pasadena City (North & Central)-Inside Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters are Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX, Harris County (Southeast)--Pasadena City (North & Central)-Inside Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX, and Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters workforce. Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters workforce in 2017 was 505,744 people, of which 1.45% were women and 98.5% were men. Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters are paid most in Westchester County (Central) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

498,408

Male Workforce

± 17.3k

7,336

Female Workforce

± 2.1k

The Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters workforce in 2017 was 505,744 people (1.45% women and 98.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 11.1% between 2014 (455,228) and 2017 (505,744).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($72,351), Illinois ($64,088), and New Jersey ($60,751).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$48,769

AVERAGE WAGE

#214 in the ranking (2017)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters earned an average of $48,769, $15,914 less than the average national salary of $64,683

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.328

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.328, which is lower 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters and on wages 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 ($85,848).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

506k

2017 Workforce

± 17,429

3.38%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.75%

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 94.4%, followed by Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems with 3.38% and Natural gas distribution with 2.24%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters in the US. The workforce of Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters in 2017 was 505,744 people, with 1.45% woman, and 98.5% men. The average age of male Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters in the workforce is 40.6 and of female Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters is 41.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters in 2017 was 505,744 people, with 1.45% woman, and 98.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (69,442 people), 35 to 39 years (64,913 people), and 25 to 29 years (64,631 people). Among them they concentrated 39.4% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 23.5% of Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters workers were Hispanic and 76.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (87%), Puerto Rican (7.11)%, and Salvadoran (5.94)%

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Races

In 2017, 82.1% of the Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters workforce were White, of which 1.35% were women and 98.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (7.03%) and Other (6.81%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Construction.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (5,243 people), Engineering (3,285 people), and Social Sciences (1,371 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters workers were High School or Equivalent (241,403 people), Some college (125,809 people), and Secondary Education (57,846 people).

The graphic shows the Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters workforce by gender and educational level.