Career Atlas USA

Best States for Pipelayers

Ranked by the Career Atlas Opportunity Score, not raw pay — a high-paying state with few jobs or a high cost of living can rank below a more balanced one.

  1. 1Washington76 / 100
  2. 2Indiana69.9 / 100
  3. 3Oregon69.8 / 100
  4. 4South Dakota69 / 100
  5. 5North Carolina66.3 / 100
  6. 6Ohio65.1 / 100
  7. 7Idaho63.4 / 100
  8. 8Nevada62.6 / 100
  9. 9North Dakota61.4 / 100
  10. 10Colorado59.8 / 100
  11. 11Minnesota59.3 / 100
  12. 12Utah56.9 / 100
  13. 13Nebraska56.9 / 100
  14. 14Oklahoma55.1 / 100
  15. 15Florida55.1 / 100

Also see highest-paying states (ranked by salary alone).