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Pipelayers in Nebraska

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12.5% Jobs Projection

$36,100 Median Salary

30 Job Openings

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

Projected employment for Pipelayers in Nebraska is growing faster than average.
Pipelayers in Nebraska earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Pipelayers Work in Nebraska?

180 people worked as Pipelayers in 2018 in this state.

There were 200 Pipelayers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 440 Pipelayers working in it, which means Nebraska has fewer Pipelayers than average.

Job Projections for Nebraska

Jobs for Pipelayers in this state are growing at a rate of 12.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 17.2%.

Nebraska Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 30 annual job openings, and 270 total jobs in 2026 for Pipelayers in this state.

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

What do Pipelayers Make in Nebraska?

In 2018 wages for Pipelayers ranged from $22,570 to $59,480 with $36,100 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.85 to $28.6. The median hourly rate was $17.36.

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

The hourly rate declined by $0.02.

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

Top Nebraska Metros for Pipelayers

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	40	$42,440

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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