Plumber Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

Approximately 502,000 plumbers can be found working in the US. Recent data shows that compared to other careers this occupation has a high level of unemployment. Employees without jobs represent 5% of the total.

Area Job Conditions

The most jobs per capita are found in Pascagoula (Mississippi), Baton Rouge (Louisiana), and Evansville (Indiana), and the least jobs per capita are found in Utica (New York), Texarkana (Texas), and Scranton (Pennsylvania).

The salary for this career is highest in Chicago (Illinois), San Jose (California), and Champaign (Illinois) and lowest in Albany (Georgia), McAllen (Texas), and Brownsville (Texas).

Training and Education

Most people pursuing this career path get long-term on-the-job training. Among plumbers, 4% have a four year degree. Some 29% of workers started college but did not get a four year degree. A high school diploma was enough for 68% of employees. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Plumbers in part-time roles are about 3% of the total. Self-employed workers are about 12% of the total.

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Plumbers Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of plumbers compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for plumbers.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Birmingham	$37,000	1,750
Mobile	$36,000	1,250
Huntsville	$38,000	580
Montgomery	$39,000	410
Decatur	$42,000	230
Florence	$51,000	170
Gadsden	$32,000	120
Auburn	$34,000	100
Dothan	$43,000	90
Anniston	$37,000	70

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$67,000	710
Fairbanks	$60,000	260

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Phoenix	$41,000	7,410
Tucson	$40,000	1,250
Prescott	$40,000	360
Kingman	$41,000	190
Flagstaff	$37,000	160

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Little Rock	$39,000	1,150
Fayetteville	$37,000	590
Fort Smith	$33,000	380
Jonesboro	$37,000	100

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers
San Diego	$53,000	5,060
Santa Ana	$49,000	5,040
Riverside	$42,000	4,350
Oakland	$66,000	3,690
Sacramento	$51,000	3,320
San Francisco	$65,000	3,170
San Jose	$73,000	2,730
Oxnard	$45,000	1,390
Bakersfield	$49,000	900
Fresno	$48,000	840
Santa Rosa	$67,000	740
Santa Barbara	$50,000	650
Modesto	$54,000	520
Vallejo	$56,000	480
Santa Cruz	$55,000	480
Stockton	$48,000	460
Visalia	$41,000	440
Yuba City	$63,000	260
San Luis Obispo	$51,000	260
Merced	$40,000	200
Salinas		190
Chico	$47,000	150
Napa	$47,000	120
El Centro	$48,000	90
Madera	$35,000	90
Hanford	$56,000	90

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Denver	$47,000	4,690
Colorado Springs	$45,000	990
Fort Collins	$49,000	730
Greeley	$46,000	530
Grand Junction	$42,000	460
Pueblo	$44,000	130

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Hartford	$59,000	1,630
Bridgeport	$57,000	1,270
New Haven	$61,000	1,190
Norwich	$51,000	620
Waterbury	$49,000	160
Danbury	$53,000	130

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$53,000	1,240
Dover	$50,000	130

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$52,000	8,530

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Orlando	$35,000	3,560
Tampa	$35,000	2,650
Miami	$42,000	2,600
Jacksonville	$37,000	2,270
Fort Lauderdale	$42,000	2,170
West Palm Beach	$38,000	1,880
Cape Coral	$39,000	1,530
Sarasota	$39,000	1,160
Naples	$44,000	880
Deltona	$32,000	850
Port St Lucie	$37,000	580
Pensacola	$34,000	550
Palm Bay	$40,000	550
Ocala	$36,000	390
Panama City	$34,000	350
Tallahassee	$36,000	350
Gainesville	$34,000	320
Lakeland	$38,000	290
Fort Walton Beach	$37,000	200
Sebastian	$39,000	110
Punta Gorda	$42,000	100

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Atlanta	$43,000	6,230
Augusta	$33,000	840
Savannah	$36,000	440
Columbus	$34,000	270
Gainesville	$39,000	250
Valdosta	$36,000	190
Athens	$35,000	180
Macon	$44,000	170
Albany	$30,000	170
Warner Robins	$39,000	160
Brunswick	$33,000	130
Dalton	$33,000	110
Hinesville	$33,000	70
Rome	$45,000	40

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$53,000	1,700

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boise	$43,000	640
Lewiston	$46,000	110
Pocatello	$37,000	40

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Chicago	$75,000	12,450
Peoria	$65,000	670
Rockford	$66,000	490
Decatur	$60,000	460
Champaign	$70,000	300
Bloomington	$43,000	210
Springfield	$60,000	160
Kankakee	$67,000	60

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Indianapolis	$48,000	3,830
Evansville	$51,000	1,990
Gary	$68,000	1,680
Fort Wayne	$53,000	1,170
Elkhart	$50,000	580
South Bend	$53,000	410
Bloomington	$54,000	350
Michigan City	$51,000	240
Terre Haute		230
Anderson	$50,000	200
Lafayette	$40,000	100
Muncie	$48,000	70
Columbus		70

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Des Moines	$46,000	1,100
Davenport	$47,000	760
Cedar Rapids	$43,000	640
Sioux City	$46,000	540
Waterloo	$42,000	270
Iowa City	$59,000	150

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Wichita	$44,000	900
Topeka	$53,000	350
Lawrence	$44,000	90

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Louisville	$51,000	2,720
Lexington	$42,000	850
Owensboro	$43,000	250
Bowling Green	$51,000	100

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Baton Rouge	$47,000	4,410
New Orleans	$40,000	2,650
Houma	$37,000	800
Lake Charles	$45,000	660
Shreveport	$45,000	530
Lafayette	$38,000	490
Monroe	$41,000	270
Alexandria	$45,000	170

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Portland	$39,000	720
Bangor	$39,000	240
Lewiston	$36,000	140

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Baltimore	$49,000	5,280
Bethesda	$49,000	2,640
Hagerstown	$36,000	320
Salisbury	$35,000	180
Cumberland	$32,000	40

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boston	$64,000	5,610
Springfield	$53,000	910
Worcester	$50,000	730
Barnstable Town	$55,000	460
Lowell	$51,000	400
Haverhill	$48,000	400
Framingham	$57,000	350
Brockton	$39,000	310
Taunton	$56,000	150
Pittsfield	$51,000	100
Leominster	$52,000	90
Lawrence	$53,000	90

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Warren	$60,000	3,030
Detroit	$67,000	1,860
Grand Rapids	$50,000	1,100
Kalamazoo	$62,000	920
Lansing	$55,000	600
Ann Arbor	$65,000	550
Flint	$55,000	540
Monroe	$60,000	210
Niles	$41,000	150
Jackson	$57,000	120
Bay City	$50,000	60

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Minneapolis	$67,000	5,140
Duluth	$51,000	420
St Cloud	$45,000	380

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Jackson	$31,000	1,090
Pascagoula	$49,000	700
Gulfport	$33,000	450
Hattiesburg	$31,000	300

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers
St Louis	$63,000	4,690
Kansas City	$56,000	2,830
Springfield	$46,000	690
Jefferson City	$47,000	350
Columbia	$37,000	330
Joplin	$46,000	260
St Joseph	$49,000	210

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Billings	$46,000	380
Missoula	$53,000	270
Great Falls	$44,000	110

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$54,000	2,150
Lincoln	$43,000	340

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$56,000	4,970
Reno	$64,000	660

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Manchester	$49,000	510
Nashua	$48,000	370
Portsmouth	$46,000	270
Rochester	$44,000	80

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Newark	$56,000	2,620
Camden	$63,000	1,800
Edison	$65,000	1,720
Trenton	$72,000	440
Atlantic City	$67,000	300
Ocean City	$55,000	220

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Albuquerque	$43,000	1,760
Farmington	$40,000	210
Santa Fe	$33,000	190
Las Cruces	$36,000	160

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New York	$61,000	13,630
Nassau	$64,000	5,350
Albany	$55,000	1,620
Buffalo	$48,000	1,430
Rochester	$49,000	1,380
Syracuse	$41,000	1,000
Poughkeepsie	$53,000	660
Kingston	$50,000	220
Binghamton	$52,000	150
Glens Falls	$50,000	150
Ithaca	$53,000	140
Utica	$40,000	130
Elmira	$51,000	70

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charlotte	$37,000	2,610
Raleigh	$41,000	1,470
Greensboro	$38,000	920
Wilmington	$35,000	710
Durham	$40,000	510
Asheville	$38,000	500
Winston Salem	$38,000	450
Fayetteville	$39,000	430
Burlington	$31,000	320
Hickory	$35,000	210
Rocky Mount	$31,000	200
Goldsboro	$34,000	90
Greenville	$38,000	70

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Fargo	$44,000	380
Bismarck	$38,000	140
Grand Forks	$43,000	100

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Cincinnati	$47,000	3,290
Cleveland	$56,000	2,440
Columbus	$46,000	2,070
Toledo	$60,000	1,120
Dayton	$48,000	1,000
Youngstown	$48,000	810
Akron	$47,000	720
Canton	$42,000	610
Mansfield	$58,000	160
Springfield	$48,000	120
Sandusky	$59,000	100

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tulsa	$38,000	1,720
Lawton	$39,000	150

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Portland	$63,000	3,520
Salem	$42,000	570
Bend	$47,000	350
Eugene	$58,000	340
Medford	$58,000	210
Corvallis	$55,000	90

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Philadelphia	$60,000	4,790
Pittsburgh	$55,000	3,780
Harrisburg	$49,000	770
Lancaster	$42,000	690
Allentown	$64,000	680
York	$41,000	560
Reading	$56,000	380
Scranton	$45,000	250
Erie	$44,000	230
State College	$40,000	190
Williamsport	$35,000	170
Lebanon	$54,000	120
Altoona	$49,000	100

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$54,000	2,170

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Columbia	$37,000	1,490
Charleston	$35,000	980
Greenville	$36,000	940
Spartanburg	$40,000	520
Myrtle Beach	$33,000	430
Anderson	$33,000	240
Florence	$35,000	240
Sumter	$31,000	160

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$39,000	460
Rapid City	$36,000	320

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Nashville	$39,000	2,310
Memphis	$39,000	1,940
Knoxville	$34,000	870
Chattanooga	$40,000	770
Johnson City	$30,000	220
Kingsport	$30,000	170

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Houston	$45,000	10,250
Dallas	$45,000	5,290
San Antonio	$40,000	2,790
Austin	$47,000	2,350
Fort Worth	$43,000	2,010
Corpus Christi	$39,000	1,150
Beaumont	$40,000	1,060
El Paso	$33,000	640
Odessa	$40,000	410
Killeen	$36,000	370
Mcallen	$27,000	340
Lubbock	$32,000	320
College Station	$35,000	270
Amarillo	$38,000	240
Laredo	$35,000	230
Brownsville	$27,000	220
Longview	$46,000	200
Wichita Falls	$41,000	170
Midland	$34,000	150
San Angelo	$39,000	140
Tyler	$38,000	110
Sherman	$36,000	100
Abilene	$39,000	90
Texarkana	$35,000	50

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Salt Lake City	$42,000	2,580
Ogden	$44,000	960
Provo	$50,000	900
St George	$42,000	250
Logan	$39,000	180

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$43,000	460

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Virginia Beach	$40,000	4,960
Richmond	$41,000	2,540
Harrisonburg	$38,000	470
Roanoke	$36,000	430
Lynchburg	$30,000	340
Charlottesville	$41,000	320
Danville	$36,000	260
Blacksburg	$36,000	200
Winchester	$44,000	170

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Seattle	$58,000	5,290
Tacoma	$57,000	1,250
Bremerton	$56,000	720
Bellingham	$53,000	710
Kennewick	$58,000	670
Spokane	$49,000	540
Yakima	$47,000	280
Mount Vernon	$53,000	250
Wenatchee	$40,000	190

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charleston	$51,000	790
Huntington	$44,000	480
Wheeling	$33,000	160
Morgantown	$38,000	90
Weirton	$41,000	60

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Milwaukee	$62,000	2,220
Madison	$64,000	1,070
Appleton	$57,000	850
Green Bay	$55,000	570
Wausau	$56,000	360
Fond	$61,000	360
Oshkosh	$63,000	240
La Crosse	$53,000	230
Janesville	$62,000	210
Eau Claire	$59,000	160
Sheboygan	$56,000	150
Racine	$64,000	140

Wyoming

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cheyenne	$34,000	280
Casper	$46,000	180

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