Pipelayers

Architecture and Construction
Lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains. Perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or seal joints.

What a pipelayer does

Become a pipelayer

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good pipelayer

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Talking to others.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

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Pipelayer job outlook

  • There are 1,253 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 120 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

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Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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