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Plumber Career Market Report 2026

586 active jobs. 194 companies. Median salary $67K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

586
Active Job Openings
194
Companies Hiring
$67K
Median Salary (US)
61%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Plumber market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 61% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $67K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $58K to $146K.

Remote roles pay 41% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Plumbing is the most-demanded skill at 100%

HVAC demand rose +14.7pp — fastest-growing skill

Sila leads hiring with 49 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$15K, +25%)

Salary increase: +$15K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior13$58K$66K$114K
Mid-Level11$67K$75K$90K
Junior10$40K$60K$73K
Entry-Level3$58K$58K$67K
Lead3$54K$70K$165K
Manager3$70K$80K$185K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$15K (25%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States81$65KUSD
Canada4$80KUSD
Remote3$91KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site10.6%
Remote3.9%
Hybrid2.2%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Plumbing
100%
HVAC
27%
Revit
16%
Project Management
9%
AutoCAD
6%
Welding
5%
Blueprint Reading
5%
AI/LLM
4%
Water Quality
3%
Environmental Compliance
3%
Painting
3%

Skills on the Rise

HVAC ↑+14.7ppRevit ↑+8.3ppBlueprint Reading ↑+4.7ppWelding ↑+4.7ppAI/LLM ↑+3.9pp

Declining in Demand

Customer Service ↓-10.5ppScheduling ↓-8.9ppExcel ↓-8.1ppJournalism ↓-6.5ppOSHA ↓-6.0pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Sila498.4%
Cannondesign223.8%
bciacrylic203.4%
Usamechasp162.7%
Jci162.7%
Renuity132.2%
Lessen132.2%
Upchurch132.2%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States299
Canada25
United Kingdom13
Remote11
Australia8
India6
Nigeria3
United Arab Emirates3

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree64.2%231
Master's Degree23.9%86
Bachelor's Degree2.8%10
High School / GED0.3%1

Certifications

OSHA Certified (2%)

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