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Pipelayers in Florida

Pipelayers in Florida

Is Florida a good place for you to work as a Pipelayer?

23.3% Jobs Projection
$36,240 Median Salary
680 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Pipelayers in Florida are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Pipelayers in Florida is growing faster than average.

  • Pipelayers in Florida earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Pipelayers Work in Florida?

3,660 people worked as Pipelayers in 2018 in this state.

There were 4,090 Pipelayers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 430 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 440 Pipelayers working in it, which means Florida has more Pipelayers than average.

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Job Projections for Florida

Jobs for Pipelayers in this state are growing at a rate of 23.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 17.2%.

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Florida Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 680 annual job openings, and a total of 6,030 jobs for Florida Pipelayers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,700 annual jobs and 51,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Pipelayers Make in Florida?

In 2018 wages for Pipelayers ranged from $26,750 to $56,690 with $36,240 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.86 to $27.26. The median hourly rate was $17.42.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.38 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.04.

The median salary in Florida is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Florida Metros for Pipelayers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Pipelayers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 880 $35,700
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 570 $37,630
Jacksonville, FL 520 $39,280
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 370 $36,460
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 130 $35,670
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 120 $44,920
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 110 $36,740
Port St. Lucie, FL 100 $34,850
Ocala, FL 90 $29,440
Panama City, FL 90 $37,380
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 80 $31,060
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 70 $36,070
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 70 $34,480
Tallahassee, FL 60 $32,750
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 60 $28,360

Top States for Pipelayers Employment

View the list below to see where most Pipelayers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 4,790 $32,330
Florida 3,660 $36,240
California 3,160 $52,430
North Carolina 2,670 $33,400
Alabama 2,360 $32,850
Georgia 2,070 $35,930
Virginia 1,320 $34,320
Tennessee 980 $34,160
Colorado 950 $41,750
Oklahoma 930 $35,860
South Carolina 920 $35,100
Washington 920 $65,840
West Virginia 890 $46,500
Ohio 890 $47,310
New York 860 $56,280
Arizona 700 $42,780
Pennsylvania 700 $56,320
Minnesota 680 $62,970
Maryland 620 $39,430
Utah 590 $37,380

Below are the states where Pipelayers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $74,320
Illinois $72,950
New Jersey $66,640
Wisconsin $66,120
Washington $65,840
Minnesota $62,970
Massachusetts $60,460
Hawaii $59,710
Pennsylvania $56,320
New York $56,280

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References

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