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Fastest-Growing Plumber Job Markets in the US

US metro areas where plumbers jobs grew fastest from May 2019 to May 2024, ranked by 5-year employment growth. Limited to metros with at least 200 plumbers employed (small markets are excluded because percentage swings on tiny bases aren't a reliable signal).

# Metro Employment 2024 Employment 2019 5-yr growth Median wage
1 Shreveport, LA 770 230 up 234.8% $58,300
2 Modesto, CA 520 170 up 205.9% $61,310
3 Des Moines, IA 2,260 800 up 182.5% $62,430
4 Atlantic City, NJ 560 210 up 166.7% $63,190
5 Lakeland, FL 620 290 up 113.8% $47,580
6 Provo, UT 1,430 700 up 104.3% $50,330
7 Knoxville, TN 1,500 850 up 76.5% $58,760
8 Providence, RI 2,930 1,680 up 74.4% $75,260
9 Cape Coral, FL 1,900 1,100 up 72.7% $48,880
10 Stockton, CA 570 330 up 72.7% $61,970
11 Cleveland, OH 2,780 1,660 up 67.5% $62,820
12 Wilmington, NC 640 390 up 64.1% $48,770
13 Austin, TX 4,740 3,100 up 52.9% $62,280
14 Reno, NV 1,210 820 up 47.6% $63,620
15 Boise City, ID 2,060 1,400 up 47.1% $57,600
16 Lansing, MI 520 370 up 40.5% $78,440
17 York, PA 520 370 up 40.5% $62,960
18 Fort Wayne, IN 1,200 860 up 39.5% $80,150
19 Phoenix, AZ 9,990 7,310 up 36.7% $62,680
20 Tulsa, OK 2,360 1,740 up 35.6% $58,610
21 Naples, FL 610 450 up 35.6% $53,350
22 Chattanooga, TN 660 490 up 34.7% $55,660
23 Gulfport, MS 1,360 1,020 up 33.3% $61,470
24 Tallahassee, FL 370 280 up 32.1% $47,100
25 Jackson, MS 560 430 up 30.2% $56,660

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2019 and May 2024.

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