Construction & Extraction

Plumbers & Pipefitters

SOC 47-2152

Install and repair the pipes that carry water, gas, and waste in buildings.

Median pay

$64k

$50k to $85k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

44k openings / yr

Education

Apprenticeship plus license

AI exposure

21%

modeled estimate · 22th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

63/100

Key skills

Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Active Listening
Writing

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.