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Licensed plumbers in Prince George County, VA, Greater Richmond Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Prince George County, VA carries 69 licensed plumbers and a median wage of $61,480/yr ($29.56/hr).

69
licensed plumbers
$61,480
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
65
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 46th percentile nationally for plumbers pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades fell 26.7% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where plumbers earn more near Prince George County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Spotsylvania County, VA$71,860+$10,38073 mi
Fredericksburg city, VA$71,860+$10,38078 mi
Stafford County, VA$71,860+$10,38086 mi
Charles County, MD$71,860+$10,38090 mi
Culpeper County, VA$71,860+$10,38098 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman9
Master36
Contractor24

Licensed Plumber contractors near Prince George County

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

NameTier
All City Draincleaning IncContractor
Billy R Hamilton Jr & Robert M Jacobs JrContractor
The Can Do Crew LLCContractor
Hamilton Water Solutions LLCContractor
John W RyderContractor
Keith & Mary JarrattContractor
Native Village Construction Group LLCContractor
Owens Plumbing LLCContractor
Robert M Jacobs JrContractor
Southeast Plumbing IncContractor
Barry D ClarkMaster
Calvin B CrowderMaster
Charles D Story IIIMaster
Christopher A WrightMaster
Corey A AldridgeMaster
Daniel E WebberMaster

Prince George County within the Richmond, VA metro

Prince George County holds 4% of the metro area's 1,561 licensed plumbers (#7 of 14 plumbers pool among its 14 counties), at 16.1 per 10,000 residents against 12.2 metro-wide; the largest pool is Chesterfield County with 470.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the VA 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 lapsed0Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier1Apprentice 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 establishments5Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment16Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$0MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Prince George 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 permitted132Last full year, county-wide. 31 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 employment287Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,061 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1992Older 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-186People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

16.1 licensed plumbers per 10,000 residents; 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 Prince George County, VA?
Prince George County has 69 licensed plumbers on the VA register.
What do plumbers earn in Prince George County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $61,480 ($29.56/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 Richmond specifically?
This page covers all of Prince George County, VA, which is part of the Greater Richmond metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Richmond proper.

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

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