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Licensed boiler operators in Alameda County, CA, Greater San Francisco Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

Licensed supply, credential mix, wages and demand outlook for boiler operators in Alameda County, CA, updated nightly from the state register and BLS.

Alameda County, CA carries 49 licensed boiler operators and a median wage of $135,290/yr ($65.05/hr).

49
licensed boiler operators
$135,290
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
58
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 100th percentile nationally for boiler operators pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 10.4% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman3
Contractor45

Licensed Boiler Operator contractors near Alameda County

Active, licensed firms and master-tier individuals on the CA register.

NameTier
Bay City Boiler CompanyContractor
Capeta Radiant Heat SystemsContractor
Central Boilers And HeatingContractor
David KimContractor
Eran GetraideContractor
Gms Boiler ServicesContractor
H30 IncContractor
McNulty Mechanical IncorporatedContractor
Modern HydronicsContractor
Nationwide Boiler IncorporatedContractor

Alameda County within the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro

Alameda County holds 29% of the metro area's 171 licensed boiler operators (the largest boiler operators pool among its 5 counties), at 0.3 per 10,000 residents against 0.4 metro-wide.

Who employs boiler operators here

Employment from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages for the industry this trade sits in; payroll from the Census County Business Patterns. Establishment counts are QCEW where the county is disclosed and an ATI estimate otherwise.

MeasureValueWhat it counts
Employer establishments432Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment8,041Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$1,000MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Alameda County

County-wide construction activity, across all trades rather than boiler operators specifically. Each figure names its source and the period it covers.

MeasureValueWhat it means for you
New housing units permitted2,778Last full year, county-wide. 17 per 10,000 residents. Permits lead construction hiring by months, so this is the earliest honest signal of work arriving (Census Building Permits Survey).
Construction employment29,802Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $2,061 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1969Older stock means more repair, replacement and retrofit work, which is steadier than new build and does not stop in a downturn (Census ACS).
Net migration-7,910People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

0.3 licensed boiler operators per 10,000 residents; 0.1 apprentices per 10,000 residents. A thin pipeline against an ageing licensed base is how a shortage forms years before it shows up in wages.

Common questions

How many licensed boiler operators are in Alameda County, CA?
Alameda County has 49 licensed boiler operators on the CA register.
What do boiler operators earn in Alameda County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $135,290 ($65.05/hour), per BLS OEWS.
Is this a job board?
No. This page is ATI's own licensed-workforce and market data for this county and trade. Job listings above, where present, are an additive real-time layer, not the page's core content.
Is this page for San Francisco specifically?
This page covers all of Alameda County, CA, which is part of the Greater San Francisco metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to San Francisco proper.

License register: 2026-09-17; Wages: 2025-05-31; Demand: 2026-09-17; Apprenticeship: 2025-12-31.

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