October 2025 APCA MARKET PENETRATION RESEARCH www.ContinuumCapital.net 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 Mileage Merit Trade Workforce Split TM: Supervision TM: Operators TM: Laborers TM: Teamsters or Trucking TM: Welders & Helpers Gas T, HL, & Gath. Mileage Merit Trade Workforce Split 44 Interpretive Note: “TM” refers to Trade Merit Employee Type Source: Propriety Continuum analysis of survey, interview, and industry data to develop and algorithm to estimate trade mixture as a function of pipeline workforce size. Merit Field Position 2000 2023 23 Year Peak / Trough 23 Year Average / Median TM: Supervision 5,375 4,262 6,175 / 1,837 4,090 / 4,227 TM: Operators 12,168 9,649 13,980 / 4,160 9,259 / 9,570 TM: Laborers 13,685 10,852 15,722 / 4,679 10,414 / 10,763 TM: Teamsters or Trucking 1,521 1,206 1,747 / 520 1,157 / 1,196 TM: Welders & Helpers 11,933 9,462 13,710 / 4,080 9,080 / 9,385 Total Merit Workforce 44,682 35,431 51,333 / 15,276 34,000 / 35,140
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