Compare A Pipelayer ↔ B Construction Laborer
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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 Construction Laborer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
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Pipelayer to Construction Laborer -$5,000 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Construction Laborers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.78.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Side by side
All Construction Laborers: Texas median $40,620, $5,000 less a year than all Pipelayers ($45,620), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Construction Laborer 18%, Pipelayer 17%.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +0.2% Texas, 480 openings a year
B +12.2% Texas, 15,270 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.1 / 5-0.13.0 / 5
- Hazardous equipment+1.16Hazardous equipment: A 3.18, B 4.34
- Bending or twisting-1.15Bending or twisting: A 3.77, B 2.62
- High places+0.90High places: A 1.31, B 2.21
- Climbing ladders-0.81Climbing ladders: A 2.57, B 1.76
- Kneeling or crawling-0.67Kneeling or crawling: A 2.89, B 2.22
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 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).
B 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).
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 19%).
B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 43%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 5
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Coordination
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
To build: 0
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