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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers vs Pipelayers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers and Pipelayers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Pipelayers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$92,560
$48,710
Employment · BLS OEWS
123,680
33,580
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
34th pct
8th pct

At a glance

Dimension Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Pipelayers
Median pay $92,560 $48,710
Employment 123,680 33,580
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+6.6%) Declining (-4.1%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 10,700 2,400
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 34th pct Low · 8th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 19th pct · 15% of tasks 18th pct · 15% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Problem Sensitivity, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Multilimb Coordination, Near Vision, Deductive Reasoning, Control Precision, Oral Comprehension, Information Ordering, Manual Dexterity, Finger Dexterity, Building and Construction, Active Listening, Far Vision, Public Safety and Security, Mechanical, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Quality Control Analysis, Judgment and Decision Making, Visualization, Reaction Time, Static Strength, Trunk Strength, Stamina, Extent Flexibility.

Specific to Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

  • Inductive Reasoning
  • English Language
  • Troubleshooting
  • Education and Training
  • Transportation
  • Monitoring
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Complex Problem Solving

Specific to Pipelayers

  • Speaking
  • Oral Expression
  • Selective Attention
  • Rate Control
  • Depth Perception
  • Speech Recognition
  • Speech Clarity
  • Engineering and Technology

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software .

Specific to Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

Specific to Pipelayers

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    Sources for this page

    Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

    Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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    Singulariki. "Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers vs Pipelayers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/electrical-power-line-installers-and-repairers-vs-pipelayers

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    Singulariki. (2026). Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers vs Pipelayers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/electrical-power-line-installers-and-repairers-vs-pipelayers

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