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Pipelayers in Minnesota

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13.0% Jobs Projection
$62,970 Median Salary
100 Job Openings

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

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

  • Pipelayers in Minnesota earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Pipelayers Work in Minnesota?

In Minnesota, there were 680 people working as Pipelayers in the year 2018.

There were 770 Pipelayers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Minnesota

Jobs for Pipelayers in this state are growing at a rate of 13.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 17.2%.

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Minnesota Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 100 annual Pipelayers job openings in Minnesota, and 870 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Pipelayers Make in Minnesota?

In 2018 wages for Pipelayers ranged from $47,770 to $80,160 with $62,970 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $22.97 to $38.54. The median hourly rate was $30.27.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $31.77 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.50.

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

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Top Minnesota Metros for Pipelayers

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 470 $61,500
Fargo, ND-MN 60 $43,730
Duluth, MN-WI 40 $69,690

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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