Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
– Annual mean salary: $38,200
– #32 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 250
National
– Annual mean salary: $34,990
– Employment: 55,740
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($62,520)
— Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI ($51,590)
— Anchorage, AK ($45,980)
– Job description: Help plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, or pipelayers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.