Compare A Plumber Helper ↔ B Pipelayer

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1 move · +$3,670 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Pipelayer: license depends on the work (Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059)).

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Plumber Helper to Pipelayer +$3,670 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Pipelayers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.78.
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059)).
- Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control

Side by side

All Pipelayers: Texas median $45,620, $3,670 more a year than all Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters ($41,950), every experience level.

Plumber Helper: 27% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.5 times the share for Pipelayer (17%).

Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k

$41,950+$3,670$45,620

Gates on the route: license depends on the work (Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059)).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +8.7% Texas, 800 openings a year

B +0.2% Texas, 480 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

27%-9 pts17%

Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first

3.6 / 5-0.43.1 / 5

High places-2.30High places: A 3.61, B 1.31
Hazardous equipment-1.28Hazardous equipment: A 4.46, B 3.18
Hazardous conditions-0.81Hazardous conditions: A 2.95, B 2.14
Outdoors, all weather+0.78Outdoors, all weather: A 4.12, B 4.9
Climbing ladders-0.74Climbing ladders: A 3.31, B 2.57

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 10% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).

License

A Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.

B Texas: yard water lines and building sewers for 1-2 family homes are plumbing (TSBPE Residential Utilities Installer registration). Utility mains and most private site mains are exempt (1301.053, 1301.059).

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 38%).

B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 19%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 3

Active Listening
Coordination
Critical Thinking

To build: 4

Quality Control Analysis +0.88
Operations Monitoring +0.75
Operation and Control +0.74
Speaking +0.50

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