Job description template

Pipelayer Job Description Template

A copy-ready pipelayer job description with responsibilities, qualifications, skills and pay guidance: customize it for your company in minutes.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How to use this template

Copy the template below, replace the bracketed fields and tailor duties to your workplace. For pay, national BLS data shows pipelayers earn a median of $49,000 ($23.56/hour); the middle 50% earn $43,980–$61,400.

Job title

Pipelayer

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable pipelayer to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will grade trenches, lay pipe and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

  • Grade trenches
  • Lay pipe
  • Join pipe sections
  • Check grade
  • Install fittings
  • Backfill
  • Follow trench safety
  • Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

  • No formal educational credential
  • Working knowledge of pipe laying and grade checking
  • Teamwork and safety awareness
  • [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

  • Competent person trench training
  • OSHA 10
  • Laborers apprenticeship
  • Experience with pipe lasers

Skills

  • Pipe joining
  • Trench safety
  • Backfill
  • Plan reading
  • Stamina
  • Precision

Work environment and schedule

Pipelayers work outdoors in trenches. Full time, seasonal in cold regions.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Tips for a pipelayer job posting that attracts applicants

  • Use the title candidates search for. “Pipelayer” is the clearest; alternates include Pipe Layer, Underground Utility Worker, Sewer Pipe Layer.
  • Show the pay range. Postings with pay get more qualified applicants, and a growing number of states and cities require pay ranges in job postings.
  • Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Long requirement lists discourage qualified candidates, especially career changers.
  • Describe a real day. Borrow from our day in the life of a pipelayer so applicants self-select accurately.
  • Mention training. Highlighting structured onboarding: such as Pipelayer training: widens your applicant pool.

Next steps

Screen and interview with our Pipelayer hiring guide, then onboard with the 30-60-90 day plan.

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