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Plumber Jobs & Licensed Workforce in Person County, NC, Greater Durham Metro Area

Licensed supply, wages, demand, and real current openings for plumbers in Person County, NC, updated nightly from the state register, BLS, and live job listings.

Person County, NC carries 36 licensed plumbers and a median wage of $60,110/yr ($28.90/hr).

36
licensed plumbers
$60,110
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
52
construction demand index
8
open positions shown

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 39th percentile nationally for plumbers pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 6.2% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where plumbers earn more near Person County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Spotsylvania County, VA$71,860+$11,750143 mi
Gates County, NC$61,870+$1,760126 mi
Surry County, VA$61,870+$1,760126 mi
Isle of Wight County, VA$61,870+$1,760130 mi
Suffolk city, VA$61,870+$1,760131 mi

Current openings in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area

Real, current plumbers openings, 0 in Person County itself, 8 elsewhere in the metro area (marked). Jobs by Adzuna.

Plumber
UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, Orange County (metro)
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Plumber
UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, Orange County (metro)
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Plumbing Service Technician
Streamline Services, Durham, Durham County (metro)
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Apprentice Plumber
Roto-Rooter, Duraleigh, Wake County (metro)
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Plumber (RTP)
EMCOR Group, Durham, Durham County (metro)
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EMCOR Government Services, Inc.
EMCOR Group Inc, Durham, Durham County (metro)
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Facility Service Attendant
GoDurham, Durham, Durham County (metro)
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Plumber Needed (Durham)
Lula, Durham, Durham County (metro)
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Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman19
Contractor17

Licensed Plumber contractors near Person County

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

NameTier
A+ Plumbing & Repair, LLCContractor
Allen Douglas AndrewsContractor
Clifton E. GreggContractor
Dale H.thomas PlumbingContractor
Danny Tackett Plumbing Co.Contractor
Fields PlumbingContractor
Flow-Tech, LLCContractor
Garrison M. RiggsContractor
Gary Charles TeerContractor
Grace Developers, IncContractor

Person County within the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro

Person County holds 15% of the metro area's 240 licensed plumbers (#4 of 4 plumbers pool among its 4 counties), at 9.1 per 10,000 residents against 3.9 metro-wide; the largest pool is Durham County with 84.

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 establishments22Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment147Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$7MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Person 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 permitted145Last 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 employment324Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,117 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1983Older 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+53People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

9.1 licensed plumbers 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 Person County, NC?
Person County has 36 licensed plumbers on the NC register.
What do plumbers earn in Person County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $60,110 ($28.90/hour), per BLS OEWS.
Are there open plumbers jobs in Person County right now?
Not in Person County itself right now, plus 8 elsewhere in the metro area, of which 8 are listed above. Sourced from Adzuna and refreshed nightly.
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 Durham specifically?
This page covers all of Person County, NC, which is part of the Greater Durham metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Durham proper.

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

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