Career Wiring

Pipelayers

O*NET-SOC 47-2151.00 · interest code RCI

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.

How this work is wired

O*NET rates every occupation 1-7 on six interest dimensions. This one leans Realistic — hands-on, physical, practical work with tools, machines, plants or animals — then Conventional and Investigative.

Realistic7.0
Investigative2.4
Artistic1.0
Social1.3
Enterprising1.1
Conventional3.5

Preparation typically needed

Job Zone 2 — some preparation — usually a high-school diploma and a few months of training.

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