Pipeline transportation

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

54.7k

2024

Average Employee Age

43.6

2024

Estimated Job Growth

4.51%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$116,211

2024

Average Male Salary

$118,615

2024

Average Female Salary

$101,799

2024

About

The top three occupations in the Pipeline transportation Industry Group are pipelayers, other managers, and plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters. On average, full-time employees in the Pipeline transportation Industry Group work 46.2 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $117,683. Part-time employees in the same industry work 17 hours and earn an average annual salary of $52,585.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Pipeline transportation Industry Group are Concho Valley COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (East) PUMA, TX, Rio Grande COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (West) PUMA, TX, and Harris County (Northeast)--Houston City (Far Northeast) PUMA, TX.

The workforce of Pipeline transportation Industry Group in 2024 was 54,687 people, with 14.3% woman, and 85.7% men.

In 2024, 77.2% of the workforce in the Pipeline transportation Industry Group was White (42,196 people), of which 12.3% were women and 87.7% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Pipeline transportation Industry Group.

The workforce in Pipeline transportation Industry Group was 54,687 people and is concentrated in Texas (20,155 workers). The average annual salary was $116,211, being $46,334 more than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 19.7k people employed in the Pipeline Transportation industry. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Pipeline Transportation over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were Texas (20.2k), Oklahoma (3.97k), and Ohio (2.38k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Pipeline transportation Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2024, Pipeline transportation Industry Group had an average annual wage of $116,211, $46,334 more than the average national salary of $69,878.

The graph shows the position of Pipeline transportation Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.344

WAGE GINI

Pipeline transportation has a wage GINI of 0.344, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pipeline transportation (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Pipeline transportation Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Pipeline transportation Industry Group.

Pipelayers are the most common position with 3,020 workers, but the Pipeline transportation Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Other managers and Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.

The highest average salary in Pipeline transportation goes to Chief executives & legislators.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Pipeline transportation Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were pipelayers (3,020 people), other managers (3,017 people), and plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (2,412 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$118,615

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$10,277

$101,799

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$22,182

On average, Male workers in the Pipeline transportation Industry Group make 1.17 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Pipeline transportation Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Pipeline transportation Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Pipeline transportation Industry Group.

The Pipeline transportation Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Transportation and warehousing Industry.

Texas and Louisiana stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Pipeline transportation Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Pipeline transportation is from Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities.

Transportation and warehousing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Pipeline transportation Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Pipeline transportation Industry Group is Transportation and warehousing.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Pipeline transportation is from Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Transportation and warehousing
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
Manufacturing

The Pipeline transportation Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Transportation and warehousing Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Pipeline transportation is from Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Transportation and warehousing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Pipeline transportation Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Pipeline transportation Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Pipeline transportation industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Pipeline transportation Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 14.3% corresponds to women and 85.7% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $118,615 and $101,799.

73.8% of workers have a high school or equivalent, bachelors degree or some college.

Gender and Age

7,818

Women

14.3%

46,869

Men

85.7%

The workforce of Pipeline transportation industry in 2024 was 54,687 people, with 14.3% woman, and 85.7% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Pipeline transportation industry.

Races

In 2024, 77.2% of the workforce in the Pipeline transportation industry was White (42,196 people), of which 12.3% were women and 87.7% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races and Other.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Pipeline transportation workers in 2024 were high school or equivalent (15,514 people), bachelors degree (13,711 people), and some college (11,134 people).

The chart shows the Pipeline transportation workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Pipeline Transportation industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 4.51% in the next ten years. The Pipeline Transportation industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 4.51%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (18.4%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (18.4%).

Job Growth

4.51%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

4.51%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Pipeline Transportation. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 4.51%, the average rate of national job growth.