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Plumber Jobs & Licensed Workforce in Crow Wing County, MN, Greater Brainerd Metro Area

Licensed supply, wages, demand, and real current openings for plumbers in Crow Wing County, MN, from the state register (updated nightly), BLS, and live job listings.

Crow Wing County, MN carries 231 licensed plumbers and a median wage of $94,410/yr ($45.39/hr).

231
licensed plumbers
$94,410
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, state)
69
construction demand index
1
open positions shown

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 94th percentile nationally for plumbers pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 4.3% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where plumbers earn more near Crow Wing County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Mille Lacs County, MN$101,630+$7,22044 mi
Sherburne County, MN$101,630+$7,22073 mi
Isanti County, MN$101,630+$7,22074 mi
Chisago County, MN$101,630+$7,22088 mi
Wright County, MN$101,630+$7,22091 mi

Current openings in Crow Wing County

Real, current plumbers openings, 1 in Crow Wing County itself. Jobs by Adzuna.

Journeyman Plumbing Tech - Service Plumber
Northern Air Plumbing & Heating, Brainerd, Crow Wing County
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Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice30
Journeyman100
Master69
Contractor32

Licensed Plumber contractors near Crow Wing County

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

NameTier
A Soland & Sons Plumbing LLCContractor
Adams William JContractor
Albertson Mechanical LLCContractor
Aspen Creek Plumbing & Heating LLCContractor
Beyond Plumbing Heating & Outdoor Services LLCContractor
Borgys Plumbing LLCContractor
Brainerd Soft Water IncContractor
Bryans Plumbing And Heating LLCContractor
Carvelli Drain Service & Plumbing IncContractor
Clement Plumbing & In Floor Heating IncContractor
Anthony G SolandMaster
Bradley W FlanaganMaster
Brian FoxMaster
Bruce A HauckMaster
Bryan D KeehrMaster
Buster ArbaneyMaster

Crow Wing County within the Brainerd, MN metro

Crow Wing County holds 60% of the metro area's 386 licensed plumbers (the largest plumbers pool among its 2 counties), at 33.8 per 10,000 residents against 38.7 metro-wide.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the MN 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 licenses issued6People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licenses lapsed7Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier1Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change-1New licenses 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 establishments22Physical business locations in this industry.
Annual industry payroll$22MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Crow Wing 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 permitted625Last full year, county-wide. 92 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 employment985Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,263 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1988Older 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-39People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

33.5 licensed plumbers per 10,000 residents; 220 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 1.5 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 Crow Wing County, MN?
Crow Wing County has 231 licensed plumbers on the MN register.
What do plumbers earn in Crow Wing County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $94,410 ($45.39/hour), per BLS OEWS.
Are there open plumbers jobs in Crow Wing County right now?
Yes, 1 tracked opening in Crow Wing County itself, of which 1 is 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 Brainerd specifically?
This page covers all of Crow Wing County, MN, which is part of the Greater Brainerd metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Brainerd proper.

License register: 2026-10-05; Wages: 2025-05-31; Demand: 2026-10-05; Apprenticeship: 2025-12-31.

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