Pipelayers make an invaluable contribution to building projects large and small, playing a pivotal role in developing and refurbishing our national infrastructure. This book shows young readers how they can explore this fascinating and fulfilling subset of contracting, building a career from the ground up. Combining valuable industry data, engaging on-the-job imagery and potential scenarios, as well as safety and job-seeking tips, this book gives handy students a great glimpse at a trade and field often underrepresented in youth-oriented career training.

In clear, easy-to-grasp language, the author covers many of the topics that you will need to know in order to win your dream job and be the first in line for a promotion.

The Construction Chart Book presents the most complete data available on all facets of the U.S. construction industry: economic, demographic, employment/income, education/training, and safety and health issues. The book presents this information in a series of 50 topics, each with a description of the subject matter and corresponding charts and graphs. The contents of The Construction Chart Book are relevant to owners, contractors, unions, workers, and other organizations affiliated with the construction industry, such as health providers and workers compensation insurance companies, as well as researchers, economists, trainers, safety and health professionals, and industry observers.

The sixth edition of the series highlights employment trends in renewables worldwide, noting increasing diversification of the supply chain.

Presents 40,000 salary statistics in an eight-column table. Each table provides occupation, industry, location, wage denomination, sources, source dates, and more.

Arranged aphabetically by primary occupation, this updated guide presents 40,000 salary statistics in an eight column table. Each table provides occupation/type/industry; location; wage denomination, low, mid and high figures; source from which the information was collected and date of sources. The occupational outline of the contents offers business researchers with the means to target a specific occupation by investigating all variations of the job title.