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Licensed plumbers in Sarpy County, NE, Greater Omaha Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Sarpy County, NE carries 108 licensed plumbers and a median wage of $63,400/yr ($30.48/hr).

108
licensed plumbers
$63,400
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
86
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 56th percentile nationally for plumbers pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 7.2% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where plumbers earn more near Sarpy County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Clinton County, MO$76,150+$12,750138 mi
Platte County, MO$76,150+$12,750139 mi
Leavenworth County, KS$76,150+$12,750145 mi
Jackson County, KS$75,090+$11,690119 mi
Jefferson County, KS$75,090+$11,690135 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Contractor108

Licensed Plumber contractors near Sarpy County

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

NameTier
A X PlumbingContractor
Advantage A/c Heating & Refrigeration, Inc.Contractor
Aire Serv Of OmahaContractor
Aksarben Heating & Air Conditioning & Plumbing CoContractor
All In Plumbing LLCContractor
Apollo Heating, Air & PlumbingContractor
Apollo Plumbing CompanyContractor
Ark Specialties LLCContractor
Arm Plumbing LLCContractor
B Mechanical LLC DBA J&r MechanicalContractor

Sarpy County within the Omaha, NE-IA metro

Sarpy County holds 19% of the metro area's 578 licensed plumbers (the third-largest plumbers pool among its 8 counties), at 5.4 per 10,000 residents against 5.9 metro-wide; the largest pool is Douglas County with 230.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the NE 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 issued17People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licenses lapsed22Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change-5New 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 establishments100Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment2,554Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$172MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Sarpy 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 permitted1,594Last full year, county-wide. 80 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 employment7,530Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,396 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1996Older 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+368People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

4.5 licensed plumbers per 10,000 residents; 11 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 2.3 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 Sarpy County, NE?
Sarpy County has 108 licensed plumbers on the NE register.
What do plumbers earn in Sarpy County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $63,400 ($30.48/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 Omaha specifically?
This page covers all of Sarpy County, NE, which is part of the Greater Omaha metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Omaha proper.

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

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