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Pipelayers in South Carolina

Want to work in South Carolina as a Pipelayer? Read this first!

14.4% Jobs Projection
$35,100 Median Salary
110 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Pipelayers Work in South Carolina?

920 people worked as Pipelayers in 2018 in this state.

There were 770 Pipelayers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 150 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Pipelayers in this state are growing at a rate of 14.4% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 17.2%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 110 annual Pipelayers job openings in South Carolina, and 1,030 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 South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Pipelayers ranged from $25,710 to $53,420 with $35,100 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.36 to $25.68. The median hourly rate was $16.87.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.11 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.24.

The median salary in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Carolina Metros for Pipelayers

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 980 $34,120
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 200 $30,240
Spartanburg, SC 140 $37,710
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 130 $35,380
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 80 $38,890
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 80 $34,570
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 50 $32,810

Top States for Pipelayers Employment

The table below shows the states 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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