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Licensed plumbers in St. Croix County, WI, Greater Minneapolis Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

St. Croix County, WI carries 99 licensed plumbers and a median wage of $101,630/yr ($48.86/hr).

99
licensed plumbers
$101,630
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
56
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 99th percentile nationally for plumbers pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 11.0% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice19
Journeyman28
Master37

Licensed Plumber contractors near St. Croix County

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

NameTier
Andy C MunsonMaster
Anthony C WorrellMaster
Brian John ParnellMaster
Chad J HewittMaster
Dale E HudsonMaster
David K DownsMaster

St. Croix County within the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro

St. Croix County holds 1% of the metro area's 6,757 licensed plumbers (#14 of 15 plumbers pool among its 15 counties), at 10.2 per 10,000 residents against 18.2 metro-wide; the largest pool is Hennepin County with 1,198.

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 establishments37Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment216Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$16MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in St. Croix 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 permitted460Last full year, county-wide. 48 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 employment1,414Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,503 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1993Older 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+497People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

10.2 licensed plumbers per 10,000 residents; 66 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 6.0 registered apprentices per 100 estimated workers; 0.9 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 St. Croix County, WI?
St. Croix County has 99 licensed plumbers on the WI register.
What do plumbers earn in St. Croix County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $101,630 ($48.86/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 Minneapolis specifically?
This page covers all of St. Croix County, WI, which is part of the Greater Minneapolis metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Minneapolis proper.

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

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