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Licensed plumbers in Iberia Parish, LA, Greater New Iberia Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

Licensed supply, credential mix, wages and demand for plumbers in Iberia Parish, LA, from the state register (updated nightly) and BLS.

Iberia Parish, LA carries 17 licensed plumbers and a median wage of $63,680/yr ($30.62/hr).

17
licensed plumbers
$63,680
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, state)
50
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 57th percentile nationally for plumbers pay, above the median US county.

Where plumbers earn more near Iberia Parish

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Assumption Parish, LA$74,240+$10,56051 mi
Iberville Parish, LA$74,240+$10,56054 mi
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA$74,240+$10,56067 mi
Ascension Parish, LA$74,240+$10,56069 mi
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA$74,240+$10,56077 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman9
Contractor8

Licensed Plumber contractors near Iberia Parish

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

NameTier
Babineaux Plumbing, Inc.Contractor
Chc Plumbing, LLCContractor
Cj's Plumbing, Inc.Contractor
Iconic Plumbing Solutions Inc.Contractor
Renuity Operations, LLCContractor
Rp's Sewer Services, L.l.c.Contractor
Rutlands Plumbing And Mechanical LLCContractor

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the LA 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 issued0People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licenses lapsed1Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice 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 establishments18Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment70Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$5MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Iberia Parish

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 permitted102Last full year, county-wide. 15 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 employment991Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,267 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1982Older 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-249People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

2.2 licensed plumbers per 10,000 residents; 15 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 Iberia Parish, LA?
Iberia Parish has 17 licensed plumbers on the LA register.
What do plumbers earn in Iberia Parish?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $63,680 ($30.62/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 New Iberia specifically?
This page covers all of Iberia Parish, LA, which is part of the Greater New Iberia metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to New Iberia proper.

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

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