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

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

Marin County, CA carries 16 licensed boiler operators and a median wage of $135,290/yr ($65.05/hr).

16
licensed boiler operators
$135,290
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
47
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 fell 0.0% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman3
Contractor13

Licensed Boiler Operator contractors near Marin County

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

NameTier
Boiler Burner Control IncContractor
Hydronics IncContractor
Hydrotech Mechanical IncContractor
R H HydronicsContractor
Sgs Mechanical IncContractor

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

Marin County holds 9% of the metro area's 171 licensed boiler operators (#5 of 5 boiler operators pool among its 5 counties), at 0.6 per 10,000 residents against 0.4 metro-wide; the largest pool is Alameda County with 49.

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 establishments109Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment758Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$88MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Marin 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 permitted149Last full year, county-wide. 6 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 employment3,632Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,680 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1967Older 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-1,136People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

0.6 licensed boiler operators per 10,000 residents; 0.0 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 Marin County, CA?
Marin County has 16 licensed boiler operators on the CA register.
What do boiler operators earn in Marin 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 Marin 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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