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Licensed plumbers in Davidson County, TN, Greater Nashville Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

Licensed supply, credential mix, wages and demand for plumbers in Davidson County, TN, from the state register (updated nightly) and BLS.

Davidson County, TN carries 207 licensed plumbers and a median wage of $60,100/yr ($28.90/hr).

207
licensed plumbers
$60,100
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
89
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 38th percentile nationally for plumbers pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 2.7% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where plumbers earn more near Davidson County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Hardin County, IL$99,950+$39,850124 mi
Pope County, IL$99,950+$39,850130 mi
Gallatin County, IL$99,950+$39,850136 mi
Johnson County, IL$99,950+$39,850146 mi
Saline County, IL$99,950+$39,850146 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman116
Contractor91

Licensed Plumber contractors near Davidson County

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

NameTier
100 Percent Plumbing IncContractor
615 Plumbing LLCContractor
All Pipes LLCContractor
Am PlumbingContractor
American Home Design, Inc.Contractor
American Plumbing Company Of Nashville LLCContractor
Anderson Piping Company, Inc.Contractor
The Arcticom Group Refrigeration LLCContractor
Atp2 LLCContractor
Barfield 1314 Services, Inc. D/b/a Alliance Contracting ServicesContractor

Davidson County within the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro

Davidson County holds 34% of the metro area's 877 licensed plumbers (the largest plumbers pool among its 14 counties), at 4.2 per 10,000 residents against 4.2 metro-wide.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the TN 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 issued2People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licenses lapsed2Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change0New 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 establishments231Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment5,737Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$375MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Davidson 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 permitted5,632Last full year, county-wide. 79 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 employment20,109Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,522 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1986Older 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+5,441People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

3.9 licensed plumbers per 10,000 residents; 18 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 0.2 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 Davidson County, TN?
Davidson County has 207 licensed plumbers on the TN register.
What do plumbers earn in Davidson County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $60,100 ($28.90/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 Nashville specifically?
This page covers all of Davidson County, TN, which is part of the Greater Nashville metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Nashville proper.

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

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