MA — BARNSTABLE TOWN, MA

Pipefitter apprenticeships in Barnstable Town, MA

Barnstable Town, MA is a smaller U.S. metro. Here is what working as a pipefitter looks like locally.

Updated April 24, 2026

KEY FACTS — BARNSTABLE TOWN, MA

Barnstable Town: ~181 of 660 (~27%) (small denominator) · market pressure 49/100 — Moderate pressure.

Pipefitter earning $100K+ annually in Barnstable Town
~181 of 660 (~27%) ±27

Confidence: medium. Annual labor earnings (W-2 wages + self-employment), not OEWS hourly-wage extrapolations.

Source: Census ACS 2024 5-year PUMS (state-rate projection onto metro OEWS employment; small denominator — treat as directional).

OEWS six-figure baseline (pipefitter)
~98 of 660 (~15%)

Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance.

Source: BLS OEWS.

Market pressure score (pipefitter, Barnstable Town)
49/100 — Moderate pressure

Confidence: low. Composite of projected annual openings, projected growth, and current $100K+ earnings rate. Not a direct vacancy count.

Source: Projections Central data; score computed by Prentice.

Bachelor’s+ in the Barnstable Town labor force
83K

Source: Census ACS 2022 5-year.

Competitive ratio ($100K+ earners / bachelor’s+)
21.8 per 10k

A framing, not a forecast. See methodology.

Numerator: ACS PUMS $100K+ annual earners.

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Barnstable Town, MA is one of Massachusetts's labor markets for pipefitters. This page collects what adults switching into a career as a pipefitter inside the Barnstable Town metro need first: how local pay compares to the state, what the available labor-market data says about six-figure work, and which statewide programs and licensing rules apply locally.

Barnstable Town, MA pipefitters earn a median of $71,730 (BLS OEWS Barnstable Town MSA, May 2024). For Massachusetts context, statewide pay runs from $25/hr at entry to $41/hr at the state median and $62/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $85K avg salary. The Barnstable Town metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.

In the Barnstable Town metro, estimated six-figure pipefitter jobs: ~98 of 660 (~15%). Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance. ACS 2024 5-year PUMS estimates ~181 $100K+ annual earners (~27% of employed pipefitters, ACS PUMS WAGP+SEMP). Projections Central long-term pressure score: 49/100 (Moderate, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 83K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: Massachusetts shows ~4.8K of 16K (~31%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS PUMS, Projections Central, Census ACS.

Statewide pipefitter programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Massachusetts programs page; none are flagged as metro-exclusive. Metro program and association references are inherited from sourced state pages unless a metro-exclusive entity is explicitly sourced. Treat them as orientation, not a complete local inventory, and verify current intake details with the statewide source or sponsor before relying. Licensing is set at the state level: Massachusetts rules apply in the Barnstable Town metro unless a local authority says otherwise. Metro pages use state-level licensing and program context unless a city, county, or sponsor rule is explicitly sourced. Verify current licensing, local add-ons, and sponsor requirements with the official state or local authority before relying. Smaller MSAs like the Barnstable Town metro often source pipefitter apprentices from a 60-mile radius into the nearest larger urban center; check with the state programs page for the closest active intake.

PIPEFITTER PAY SNAPSHOT — BARNSTABLE TOWN, MA

$71,730 (OEWS MSA-level median)

Source: BLS OEWS MSA cross-industry estimates. Where MSA-level data is suppressed or unpublished we fall back to the state median and label it explicitly.

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