Compare A Construction Laborer ↔ B Pipelayer

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1 move · +$5,000 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)), experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).

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Construction Laborer to Pipelayer +$5,000 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Pipelayers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); 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)), experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis

Side by side

All Pipelayers: Texas median $45,620, $5,000 more a year than all Construction Laborers ($40,620), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Pipelayer 17%, Construction Laborer 18%.

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

$40,620+$5,000$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)), experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +12.2% Texas, 15,270 openings a year

B +0.2% Texas, 480 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

18%+0 pts17%

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

3.0 / 5+0.13.1 / 5

Hazardous equipment-1.16Hazardous equipment: A 4.34, B 3.18
Bending or twisting+1.15Bending or twisting: A 2.62, B 3.77
High places-0.90High places: A 2.21, B 1.31
Climbing ladders+0.81Climbing ladders: A 1.76, B 2.57
Kneeling or crawling+0.67Kneeling or crawling: A 2.22, B 2.89

Degree

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

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

License

A No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

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: none (O*NET: 43%).

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: 6

Operation and Control
Active Listening
Coordination
Critical Thinking
Operations Monitoring
Speaking

To build: 1

Quality Control Analysis +0.88

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