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Licensed plumbers in Boulder County, CO: Workforce, Wages & Demand

Licensed supply, credential mix, wages and demand outlook for plumbers in Boulder County, CO, updated nightly from the state register and BLS.

Boulder County, CO carries 767 licensed plumbers and a median wage of $64,890/yr ($31.20/hr).

767
licensed plumbers
$64,890
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
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construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 66th percentile nationally for plumbers pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 10.7% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice258
Intermediate13
Journeyman47
Master117
Contractor324

Licensed Plumber contractors near Boulder County

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

NameTier
303 Drain Now LLCContractor
8am Plumbing & Construction LLCContractor
A-1 Plumbing & Heating Co, Inc.Contractor
A&l Plumbing, LLCContractor
Aaa Service Plumbing, LLCContractor
Absolute Electrical Heating And Cooling LLCContractor
Acco Engineered Systems, IncContractor
Accutrol Complete Home ServicesContractor
Action Inc.Contractor
Action Plumbing & A/c ServiceContractor
Adam FahringMaster
Adam RinkMaster
Alexandros GeorgopoulosMaster
Andrew DaviesMaster
Andrew RiceMaster
Anthony BrownMaster

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the CO register itself, over the trailing year. Runs that failed a data-quality gate are excluded, so a scraper outage is never reported as workers leaving.

MovementWorkersWhat it means
New licences issued12People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licences lapsed21Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier2Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change-9New licences minus lapsed. Negative means the licensed base shrank.

Who employs plumbers 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 establishments91Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment1,006Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$80MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Boulder County

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

MeasureValueWhat it means for you
New housing units permitted2,001Last full year, county-wide. 61 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 employment3,118Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,487 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1986Older 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+1,325People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

23.2 licensed plumbers per 10,000 residents; 171 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 3.6 registered apprentices per 100 estimated workers; 0.5 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 plumbers are in Boulder County, CO?
Boulder County has 767 licensed plumbers on the CO register.
What do plumbers earn in Boulder County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $64,890 ($31.20/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.

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

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