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Licensed plumbers in Sebastian County, AR, Greater Fort Smith Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Sebastian County, AR carries 316 licensed plumbers and a median wage of $48,350/yr ($23.24/hr).

316
licensed plumbers
$48,350
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
71
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 1th percentile nationally for plumbers pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 11.7% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where plumbers earn more near Sebastian County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
McDonald County, MO$66,790+$18,44099 mi
Barry County, MO$66,790+$18,440107 mi
Stone County, MO$66,790+$18,440116 mi
Taney County, MO$66,790+$18,440122 mi
Lawrence County, MO$66,790+$18,440134 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice67
Journeyman126
Master79

Licensed Plumber contractors near Sebastian County

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

NameTier
Aaron BorengasserMaster
Aaron MaddenMaster
Alan AndersonMaster
Alberto VictorianoMaster
Alfred GrassoMaster
Benjamin JamesMaster

Sebastian County within the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro

Sebastian County holds 51% of the metro area's 615 licensed plumbers (the largest plumbers pool among its 3 counties), at 24.5 per 10,000 residents against 26.6 metro-wide.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the AR 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 issued1People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licences lapsed0Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change1New 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 establishments51Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment662Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$22MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Sebastian 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 permitted525Last full year, county-wide. 41 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 employment1,880Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,033 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1981Older 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+435People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

22.2 licensed plumbers per 10,000 residents; 59.8 registered apprentices per 100 estimated workers; 7.6 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 Sebastian County, AR?
Sebastian County has 316 licensed plumbers on the AR register.
What do plumbers earn in Sebastian County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $48,350 ($23.24/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 Fort Smith specifically?
This page covers all of Sebastian County, AR, which is part of the Greater Fort Smith metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Fort Smith proper.

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

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