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Pipelayers in South Dakota

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11.1% Jobs Projection

$35,710 Median Salary

30 Job Openings

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

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

How Many Pipelayers Work in South Dakota?

In South Dakota, there were 180 people working as Pipelayers in the year 2018.

There were 170 Pipelayers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for South Dakota

Jobs for Pipelayers in this state are growing at a rate of 11.1% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 17.2%.

South Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 30 annual job openings, and a total of 300 jobs for South Dakota Pipelayers in 2026.

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

What do Pipelayers Make in South Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Pipelayers ranged from $26,770 to $49,850 with $35,710 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.87 to $23.97. The median hourly rate was $17.17.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.9 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.73.

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

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Top South Dakota Metros for Pipelayers

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Rapid City, SD	50	$36,170
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	40	$42,440

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

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	South Dakota Employment Total
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	1,510

References

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