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Plumber shortage in Utah: the licensed-supply numbers

What the Utah register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.

As of 2026-08-09, Utah carries 5,722 licensed plumbers on its state register, or 167.4 per 100,000 residents.

5,722
licensed plumbers
167.4
per 100k residents
#23
density rank of 42
2.65
apprentice : journeyman

The apprentice-to-journeyman pipeline behind them runs at 2.65 in Utah, against 0.492 nationally, a read on whether the plumbers supply is being replenished.

By credential tier

Every plumber license on the Utah register, normalized to one ladder.

TierLicensedShare
Apprentice2,44243%
Intermediate1573%
Journeyman92116%
Master1,22121%
Contractor / business98117%

Against comparable states

States nearest Utah on licensed plumbers per capita.

StateLicensed plumbersPer 100k
Utah5,722167.4
Wisconsin10,198172.5
Oklahoma6,985172.3
Montana1,900167.7
Alabama7,867154.0
Oregon6,346149.9
Kentucky6,298139.1
Counts, not a capacity opinion. We publish the licensed supply and the pipeline ratio; whether a market can absorb a given project is a judgement for the reader, not a claim we make.

Frequently asked

Is there a plumbers shortage in Utah?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. Utah carries 5,722 licensed plumbers on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 167.4 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed plumbers does Utah have?
5,722 on the state register as of 2026-08-09, including 1,221 at master level.
Where does the shortage narrative come from?
Industry analyses project national shortfalls of hundreds of thousands of skilled-trades workers against data-center and electrification demand. Those are demand-side estimates; the figure here is the licensed supply on the register today.

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