Plumber

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Key facts

+6.8%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

This job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is medium. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, moderate according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +6.8% (BLS).

The job

Installs and repairs pipes, bathroom fittings, boilers and heat pumps.

180 job titles linked to this page

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agricultural irrigation system installer
bathroom carpenter and joiner
bathroom fitter
bathroom fitting specialist
bathroom furniture fitter
bathroom installation specialist
bathroom installation worker
bathroom installer
bathroom joiner and fitter
bathroom refurbishment team member
bathroom refurbishment team worker
coal fired heating inspector
coke fired heating inspector
commercial plumber
domestic plumber
drain cleaner
drain technician
drainage system technician
drainage systems technician
electrical heating engineer
environmental systems technician
environmental technician, drainage
fire protection system fitter
fire protection system installer
fire safety system fitter
fire safety system installer
fire sprinkler fitter
flood risk technician
gas pipeline worker
gas distribution controller
gas distribution inspector
gas distribution supervisor
gas distributor
gas equipment service technician
gas fitter
gas inspector
gas installer
gas pipeline maintenance centre technician
gas pipeline maintenance operator
gas pipeline network technician
gas pipeline operator
gas plant dispatcher
gas plant engineer
gas plant inspector
gas producer
gas service controller
gas service operative
gas service operator
gas service supervisor
gas service technician
gas supply engineer
gas supply technician
gas system operative
gas system operator
gas technician
gas test technician
gas treater
heating engineer
heating technician
HVAC heating mechanic
HVAC inspector
irrigation installer
irrigation machinery operative
irrigation machinery operator
irrigation machinery technician
irrigation machinery worker
irrigation maintenance technician
irrigation operative
irrigation pipework technician
irrigation project worker
irrigation specialist
irrigation sprinkler system installer
irrigation system installer
irrigation system maintenance technician
irrigation system technician
irrigation technician
irrigation worker
irrigator
leakage operative
oil fired heating inspector
oil pipeline maintenance centre technician
oil pipeline maintenance operator
oil pipeline network technician
oil pipeline operator
oil pipeline technician
oil pipeline worker
pipe worker
pipeline maintenance centre technician
pipeline maintenance operator
pipeline maintenance worker
pipeline network technician
pipeline technician
plumber
plumbing and drainage technician
project technician, drainage
public works inspector
pumping station operative
pumping station operator
pumping station worker
replacement bathroom fitter
replacement bathroom installer
septic tank cleaner
septic tank emptier
septic tank emptying machine operative
septic tank emptying machine operator
septic tank emptying machine worker
septic tank repairer
septic tank service operator
septic tank service worker
septic tank servicer
service drain inspector
sewage infrastructure construction worker
sewage pipe layer
sewage pipelayer
sewage system construction worker
sewage system worker
sewer and drain inspector
sewer and drain repairer
sewer cleaner
sewer construction worker
sewer infrastructure construction worker
sewer inspector
sewer line inspector
sewer line repairer
sewer pipe inspector
sewer pipe line construction supervisor
sewer pipe repairer
sewer system construction worker
sewer technician
sewerage network clearing operative
sewerage network inspection operative
sewerage network maintenance operative
sewerage network operative
sewerage network operator
sewerage network repair operative
sewerage system maintenance operative
solid fuel heating inspector
solid-fuel fired heating inspector
sprinkler fitter
sprinkler installer
sprinkler system fitter
sprinkler system maintenance technician
sprinkler system operator
sprinkler system technician
sprinkler technician
storm water drain technician
waste water infrastructure construction worker
waste water pipe layer
waste water pipelayer
waste water system construction worker
waste water system worker
wastewater distribution equipment operative
wastewater infrastructure operative
wastewater infrastructure operator
wastewater network operative
wastewater system operative
wastewater systems operative
wastewater treatment works operative
water pipeline worker
water and drainage technician
water and sewerage operative
water conservation officer
water conservation specialist
water conservation technician
water leakage technician
water network maintenance technician
water network operative
water network operator
water network repair technician
water network technician
water network worker
water pipeline maintenance centre technician
water pipeline maintenance operator
water pipeline network technician
water pipeline technician
water recycling specialist
water resources technician
water supply network operative
water supply network operator
water supply network worker

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Gauges

Risk 2/5 · Low

AI exposureMediumBLS AI exposure category "moderate" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)

Employment outlookStrong growthBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters)

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayAverageBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $63,800

EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry

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Sources

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics

Checked on 27 October 2026.