Construction & Extraction
Plumbers & Pipefitters
SOC 47-2152
Install and repair the pipes that carry water, gas, and waste in buildings.
The job
Median pay
$64k
$50k to $85k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+6.8% projected
Openings a year
42k
BLS projection
Typical education
Apprenticeship plus license
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
26/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
24th pct
More exposed than 24% of occupations · modeled estimate · 22nd pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
61/100
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Writing
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 47,660 | 2.6 | 0.9× | $73k |
| Texas | 44,090 | 3.1 | 1.1× | $60k |
| Florida | 29,260 | 2.9 | 1.0× | $53k |
| New York | 23,210 | 2.4 | 0.8× | $77k |
| Illinois | 16,750 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $100k |
| Ohio | 16,390 | 3.0 | 1.0× | $63k |
| North Carolina | 14,510 | 2.9 | 1.0× | $57k |
| Michigan | 14,120 | 3.2 | 1.1× | $80k |
| Virginia | 13,780 | 3.4 | 1.1× | $60k |
| Pennsylvania | 13,620 | 2.2 | 0.8× | $68k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 13,460 | 3.7 | 1.2× | $94k |
| Washington | 12,470 | 3.5 | 1.2× | $81k |
| Arizona | 11,810 | 3.6 | 1.2× | $62k |
| Maryland | 11,420 | 4.1 | 1.4× | $65k |
| Indiana | 11,280 | 3.5 | 1.2× | $76k |
| Minnesota | 10,720 | 3.6 | 1.2× | $94k |
| Wisconsin | 10,210 | 3.5 | 1.2× | $81k |
| Colorado | 10,080 | 3.5 | 1.2× | $63k |
| Tennessee | 9,270 | 2.8 | 0.9× | $59k |
| Georgia | 8,930 | 1.8 | 0.6× | $57k |
| New Jersey | 8,750 | 2.0 | 0.7× | $78k |
| Louisiana | 8,360 | 4.3 | 1.4× | $64k |
| Missouri | 8,310 | 2.8 | 0.9× | $67k |
| Utah | 7,030 | 4.1 | 1.4× | $62k |
| Alabama | 6,950 | 3.3 | 1.1× | $59k |
| Kentucky | 6,360 | 3.2 | 1.1× | $64k |
| Oklahoma | 6,050 | 3.5 | 1.2× | $58k |
| South Carolina | 5,770 | 2.5 | 0.8× | $54k |
| Iowa | 5,730 | 3.7 | 1.2× | $64k |
| Connecticut | 5,410 | 3.2 | 1.1× | $77k |
| Nevada | 5,370 | 3.5 | 1.2× | $62k |
| Oregon | 5,370 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $97k |
| Kansas | 4,590 | 3.2 | 1.1× | $65k |
| Nebraska | 4,110 | 4.0 | 1.3× | $61k |
| Arkansas | 3,370 | 2.6 | 0.9× | $49k |
| Mississippi | 3,360 | 2.9 | 1.0× | $55k |
| Idaho | 3,090 | 3.6 | 1.2× | $52k |
| New Mexico | 2,830 | 3.2 | 1.1× | $61k |
| Maine | 2,710 | 4.2 | 1.4× | $64k |
| Hawaii | 2,500 | 4.0 | 1.3× | $78k |
| New Hampshire | 1,950 | 2.9 | 0.9× | $67k |
| Montana | 1,860 | 3.6 | 1.2× | $80k |
| West Virginia | 1,830 | 2.6 | 0.9× | $57k |
| Rhode Island | 1,820 | 3.6 | 1.2× | $76k |
| South Dakota | 1,760 | 3.8 | 1.3× | $52k |
| North Dakota | 1,620 | 3.8 | 1.3× | $64k |
| Delaware | 1,590 | 3.3 | 1.1× | $65k |
| Alaska | 1,200 | 3.7 | 1.2× | $94k |
| Wyoming | 1,140 | 4.1 | 1.4× | $62k |
| Washington DC | 1,010 | 1.4 | 0.5× | $101k |
| Vermont | 980 | 3.2 | 1.1× | $62k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ21,040 jobs · $79k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA15,690 jobs · $71k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN12,750 jobs · $103k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX11,980 jobs · $61k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX10,980 jobs · $61k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV9,420 jobs · $72k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ9,270 jobs · $64k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH9,200 jobs · $97k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Plumbers & Pipefitters interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.