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Licensed plumbers in Lafourche Parish, LA, Greater Houma Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

Licensed supply, credential mix, wages and demand outlook for plumbers in Lafourche Parish, LA, updated nightly from the state register and BLS.

Lafourche Parish, LA carries 29 licensed plumbers and a median wage of $55,240/yr ($26.56/hr).

29
licensed plumbers
$55,240
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
69
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 12th percentile nationally for plumbers pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 17.6% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where plumbers earn more near Lafourche Parish

Counties within 150 miles whose published median for this occupation is higher than Lafourche Parish's. Medians from the same BLS OEWS series shown above, not offers, and pay is only one reason to move.

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Assumption Parish, LA$74,240+$19,00049 mi
Ascension Parish, LA$74,240+$19,00058 mi
Livingston Parish, LA$74,240+$19,00068 mi
Iberville Parish, LA$74,240+$19,00079 mi
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA$74,240+$19,00084 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman12
Contractor15

Licensed Plumber contractors near Lafourche Parish

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

NameTier
Big B's Plumbing & Repair LLCContractor
Burgard Plumbing, LLCContractor
H & C Plumbing LLCContractor
Jak Contracting LLCContractor
Labove Plumbing LLCContractor
Leblanc Plumbing & Sewage, L.l.c.Contractor
Leblanc Plumbing Solutions LLCContractor
Lopez LLCContractor
P. Grabert Construction, Inc.Contractor
Pride Plumbing, LLCContractor

Lafourche Parish within the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro

Lafourche Parish holds 52% of the metro area's 56 licensed plumbers (the largest plumbers pool among its 2 counties), at 3.1 per 10,000 residents against 2.8 metro-wide.

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 establishments33Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment189Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$9MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Lafourche Parish

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 permitted344Last full year, county-wide. 36 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 employment1,859Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,583 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1982Older 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-270People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

2.8 licensed plumbers per 10,000 residents; 13 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 2.3 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 Lafourche Parish, LA?
Lafourche Parish has 29 licensed plumbers on the LA register.
What do plumbers earn in Lafourche Parish?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $55,240 ($26.56/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 Houma specifically?
This page covers all of Lafourche Parish, LA, which is part of the Greater Houma metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Houma proper.

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

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