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Licensed plumbers in Greene County, OH, Greater Dayton Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Greene County, OH carries 110 licensed plumbers and a median wage of $62,940/yr ($30.26/hr).

110
licensed plumbers
$62,940
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
62
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 51st percentile nationally for plumbers pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 6.5% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where plumbers earn more near Greene County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Monroe County, IN$96,980+$34,040145 mi
Howard County, IN$91,470+$28,530130 mi
Bartholomew County, IN$85,930+$22,990112 mi
Wells County, IN$77,110+$14,170100 mi
Allen County, IN$77,110+$14,170115 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman55
Contractor55

Licensed Plumber contractors near Greene County

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

NameTier
A C Plumbing IncContractor
A C Service Company IncContractor
Accu-Rite Mechanical LLCContractor
Ace Hardware Home Services IncContractor
Advanced Mechanical Services IncContractor
Alpha Omega PlumbingContractor
Andy's Master License Plumbing IncContractor
Ark Plumbing & Piping LLCContractor
Bear Plumbing & Pump ServiceContractor
Blackthorn Mechanical LLCContractor

Greene County within the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro

Greene County holds 28% of the metro area's 393 licensed plumbers (the second-largest plumbers pool among its 3 counties), at 6.5 per 10,000 residents against 4.8 metro-wide; the largest pool is Montgomery County with 238.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the OH 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 lapsed0Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change2New 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 establishments45Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment408Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$28MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Greene 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 permitted567Last full year, county-wide. 33 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 employment1,064Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,252 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1976Older 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+306People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

6.5 licensed plumbers per 10,000 residents; 82 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 1.2 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 Greene County, OH?
Greene County has 110 licensed plumbers on the OH register.
What do plumbers earn in Greene County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $62,940 ($30.26/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 Dayton specifically?
This page covers all of Greene County, OH, which is part of the Greater Dayton metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Dayton proper.

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

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