Pipelayers in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 47-2151 and BLS area 5100001.
Questions, answered
Pipelayers pay in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area: common questions
What is the median wage for Pipelayers in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $45,050 per year for Pipelayers in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Pipelayers pay higher in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area than nationally?
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area's published median was 8.1% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area?
No. The BLS wage is nominal, and WageScope has no exact current BEA Regional Price Parity row for this BLS area. It does not substitute a nearby place or invent an adjustment.
How many Pipelayers jobs does BLS estimate in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area?
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$54,700/year
33,050
3.1%
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area was 8.1% below the U.S. median for Pipelayers. It ranked 16 of 35 nonmetro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Pipelayers median says in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Pipelayers median in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area at $45,050 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 47-2151 and BLS area 5100001.
BLS lists 70 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $45,080 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area's Pipelayers median is 8.1% below the U.S. Pipelayers median of $49,000 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 47-2151 and area 5100001. SOC 47-2151 names Pipelayers. Area 5100001 names Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 47-2151/5100001 row reports 70 wage and salary jobs, 0.63 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 2.98 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 47-2151/5100001, the annual median is $45,050 per year, while the matching mean is $45,080 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
47-2151/5100001 10th percentile: $38,010 per year.
47-2151/5100001 25th percentile: $39,390 per year.
47-2151/5100001 median: $45,050 per year.
47-2151/5100001 75th percentile: $48,880 per year.
47-2151/5100001 90th percentile: $54,080 per year.
BLS area 5100001 facts behind this Pipelayers page
Area 5100001 reports 116,480 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $53,370. Its annual median is $44,440. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.8%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 47-2151 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area runs from $27,980 at the 10th percentile to $85,610 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $33,120. The median is $44,440. The 75th percentile is $60,610. This is a place check, not a pay range for Pipelayers.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 5100001. They do not show related skills or a path into Pipelayers.
1. Area 5100001, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 3,950 jobs, $28,900 annual median, 33.87 jobs per 1,000, and 1.7 location quotient.
2. Area 5100001, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 3,950 jobs, $27,780 annual median, 33.95 jobs per 1,000, and 1.23 location quotient.
3. Area 5100001, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 3,280 jobs, $27,930 annual median, 28.2 jobs per 1,000, and 1.14 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Pipelayers
The 10th percentile is $38,010 per year. The 25th percentile is $39,390 per year. The median is $45,050 per year. The 75th percentile is $48,880 per year. The 90th percentile is $54,080 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $39,390 per year to $48,880 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $16,070. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Compare Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $45,050 per year. Virginia has $48,700 per year. The U.S. row has $49,000 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area is 7.5% below Virginia on the same published median. Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area is 8.1% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area sits for Pipelayers
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area ranks 16 of 35 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Pipelayers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 16 of 35 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
13. Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area has a Pipelayers median of $46,480 per year, Not published estimated jobs, and a location quotient of Not published.
14. North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a Pipelayers median of $46,290 per year, 100 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.78.
15. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has a Pipelayers median of $45,160 per year, 120 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.48.
17. East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area has a Pipelayers median of $44,580 per year, 70 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.18.
Pay leaders
Where Pipelayers medians lead among nonmetro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 47-2151, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $94,990 per year. Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area sits at $45,050 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Pipelayers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Pipelayers median of $94,990 per year, or $49,940 above Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 70 in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.76.
2. Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has a Pipelayers median of $80,990 per year, or $35,940 above Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 70 in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.75.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Pipelayers jobs
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Pipelayers in this same-source set, at 280 jobs. Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area has 70. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 280 estimated Pipelayers jobs, a gap of 210 jobs from Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $43,060 per year, or $1,990 below Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 5.
2. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 260 estimated Pipelayers jobs, a gap of 190 jobs from Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $41,860 per year, or $3,190 below Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 5.1.
Local-share leaders
Where Pipelayers takes the largest share of local jobs
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 5.94. Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area has 2.98. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Pipelayers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 5.94, a gap of 2.96 from Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 50 Pipelayers jobs and a median of $37,700 per year, or $7,350 below Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
2. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 5.1, a gap of 2.12 from Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 260 Pipelayers jobs and a median of $41,860 per year, or $3,190 below Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
Job scale and share
How common Pipelayers is in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
BLS lists 70 Pipelayers jobs in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 0.63 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 2.98. A value of 1 means Pipelayers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Pipelayers beside other roles in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
The all-occupations median in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area is $44,440 per year. The Pipelayers median is $45,050 per year. Pipelayers is 1.4% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Pipelayers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area median of $44,750 per year. BLS lists 1,550 jobs and a location quotient of 1.43.
2. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area median of $45,920 per year. BLS lists 1,340 jobs and a location quotient of 1.17.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area median of $43,870 per year. BLS lists 1,350 jobs and a location quotient of 1.6.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Cashiers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area table, at 3,950 jobs. Pipelayers has 70 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 116,480. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Pipelayers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Cashiers has 3,950 jobs in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,880 from Pipelayers. Its median is $28,900 per year, or $16,150 below Pipelayers. Its location quotient is 1.7.
2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 3,950 jobs in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,880 from Pipelayers. Its median is $27,780 per year, or $17,270 below Pipelayers. Its location quotient is 1.23.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area role table, at $94,170 per year. Pipelayers has $45,050 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $44,440 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $94,170 per year in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, or $49,120 above Pipelayers. BLS lists 2,220 jobs, compared with 70 for Pipelayers. Its location quotient is 0.84.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $82,140 per year in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, or $37,090 above Pipelayers. BLS lists 2,080 jobs, compared with 70 for Pipelayers. Its location quotient is 0.82.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Correctional Officers and Jailers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area role table, at 6.59. Pipelayers has 2.98. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Pipelayers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a location quotient of 6.59 in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3.61 from Pipelayers. BLS lists 1,880 jobs and a median of $48,720 per year, or $3,670 above Pipelayers.
2. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term has a location quotient of 2.83 in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.15 from Pipelayers. BLS lists 1,110 jobs and a median of $28,900 per year, or $16,150 below Pipelayers.
Price-level view
What $45,050 may mean after the Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area price level
WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $45,050 BLS median stays a nominal wage.
No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.
You can still compare Pipelayers with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.
How much care to use with the Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area row
The employment RSE for this Pipelayers row is 24.6%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.6%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 70 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $45,080 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
Use Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Pipelayers. It uses a Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $45,050 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Pipelayers row for Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 70 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 2.98 is not a growth score. Rank 16 of 35 is not a place score. A missing price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 47-2151 in BLS area 5100001. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 70 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 5100001, SOC 53-7065, Stockers and Order Fillers: 2,700 jobs, $34,760 annual median, 23.14 jobs per 1,000, and 1.27 location quotient.
5. Area 5100001, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 2,650 jobs, $31,470 annual median, 22.76 jobs per 1,000, and 0.91 location quotient.
6. Area 5100001, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 2,220 jobs, $94,170 annual median, 19.03 jobs per 1,000, and 0.84 location quotient.
3. Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Pipelayers median of $74,500 per year, or $29,450 above Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 70 in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.98.
4. North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) has a Pipelayers median of $65,500 per year, or $20,450 above Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 70 in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.39.
5. Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area has a Pipelayers median of $61,720 per year, or $16,670 above Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 70 in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 3.4.
6. Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area has a Pipelayers median of $61,720 per year, or $16,670 above Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 70 in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 2.83.
7. Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a Pipelayers median of $61,170 per year, or $16,120 above Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 70 in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 2.07.
8. Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area has a Pipelayers median of $56,980 per year, or $11,930 above Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 70 in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 3.39.
3. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 210 estimated Pipelayers jobs, a gap of 140 jobs from Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $43,890 per year, or $1,160 below Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 3.98.
4. Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 170 estimated Pipelayers jobs, a gap of 100 jobs from Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $42,820 per year, or $2,230 below Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 3.88.
5. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 120 estimated Pipelayers jobs, a gap of 50 jobs from Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $45,160 per year, or $110 above Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.48.
6. North Georgia nonmetropolitan area has 110 estimated Pipelayers jobs, a gap of 40 jobs from Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $40,100 per year, or $4,950 below Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.87.
7. South Georgia nonmetropolitan area has 110 estimated Pipelayers jobs, a gap of 40 jobs from Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $39,750 per year, or $5,300 below Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.72.
8. North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 100 estimated Pipelayers jobs, a gap of 30 jobs from Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $46,290 per year, or $1,240 above Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.78.
3. Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 5, a gap of 2.02 from Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 280 Pipelayers jobs and a median of $43,060 per year, or $1,990 below Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
4. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 3.98, a gap of 1.00 from Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 210 Pipelayers jobs and a median of $43,890 per year, or $1,160 below Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
5. Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 3.88, a gap of 0.90 from Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 170 Pipelayers jobs and a median of $42,820 per year, or $2,230 below Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
6. Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 3.4, a gap of 0.42 from Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 40 Pipelayers jobs and a median of $61,720 per year, or $16,670 above Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
7. Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 3.39, a gap of 0.41 from Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 80 Pipelayers jobs and a median of $56,980 per year, or $11,930 above Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
8. West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 3.19, a gap of 0.21 from Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 40 Pipelayers jobs and a median of $47,910 per year, or $2,860 above Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
4. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area median of $46,590 per year. BLS lists 1,010 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
5. Correctional Officers and Jailers, SOC 33-3012, has a Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area median of $48,720 per year. BLS lists 1,880 jobs and a location quotient of 6.59.
6. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area median of $49,430 per year. BLS lists 1,650 jobs and a location quotient of 1.56.
7. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area median of $40,510 per year. BLS lists 1,080 jobs and a location quotient of 0.84.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area median of $49,630 per year. BLS lists 1,990 jobs and a location quotient of 1.29.
3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 3,280 jobs in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,210 from Pipelayers. Its median is $27,930 per year, or $17,120 below Pipelayers. Its location quotient is 1.14.
4. Stockers and Order Fillers has 2,700 jobs in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,630 from Pipelayers. Its median is $34,760 per year, or $10,290 below Pipelayers. Its location quotient is 1.27.
5. Retail Salespersons has 2,650 jobs in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,580 from Pipelayers. Its median is $31,470 per year, or $13,580 below Pipelayers. Its location quotient is 0.91.
6. General and Operations Managers has 2,220 jobs in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,150 from Pipelayers. Its median is $94,170 per year, or $49,120 above Pipelayers. Its location quotient is 0.84.
7. Registered Nurses has 2,080 jobs in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,010 from Pipelayers. Its median is $82,140 per year, or $37,090 above Pipelayers. Its location quotient is 0.82.
8. Office Clerks, General has 2,070 jobs in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,000 from Pipelayers. Its median is $38,930 per year, or $6,120 below Pipelayers. Its location quotient is 1.12.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $64,740 per year in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, or $19,690 above Pipelayers. BLS lists 950 jobs, compared with 70 for Pipelayers. Its location quotient is 1.89.
4. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $62,950 per year in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, or $17,900 above Pipelayers. BLS lists 950 jobs, compared with 70 for Pipelayers. Its location quotient is 1.95.
5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $61,440 per year in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, or $16,390 above Pipelayers. BLS lists 1,070 jobs, compared with 70 for Pipelayers. Its location quotient is 1.35.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $58,860 per year in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, or $13,810 above Pipelayers. BLS lists 1,080 jobs, compared with 70 for Pipelayers. Its location quotient is 1.
7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $51,530 per year in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, or $6,480 above Pipelayers. BLS lists 1,610 jobs, compared with 70 for Pipelayers. Its location quotient is 1.55.
8. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers has a median of $51,290 per year in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, or $6,240 above Pipelayers. BLS lists 1,030 jobs, compared with 70 for Pipelayers. Its location quotient is 2.06.
3. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers has a location quotient of 2.06 in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.92 from Pipelayers. BLS lists 1,030 jobs and a median of $51,290 per year, or $6,240 above Pipelayers.
4. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 1.95 in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.03 from Pipelayers. BLS lists 950 jobs and a median of $62,950 per year, or $17,900 above Pipelayers.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 1.89 in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.09 from Pipelayers. BLS lists 950 jobs and a median of $64,740 per year, or $19,690 above Pipelayers.
6. Cashiers has a location quotient of 1.7 in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.28 from Pipelayers. BLS lists 3,950 jobs and a median of $28,900 per year, or $16,150 below Pipelayers.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.6 in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.38 from Pipelayers. BLS lists 1,350 jobs and a median of $43,870 per year, or $1,180 below Pipelayers.
8. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.56 in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.42 from Pipelayers. BLS lists 1,650 jobs and a median of $49,430 per year, or $4,380 above Pipelayers.
