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Licensed plumbers in St. Helena Parish, LA, Greater Baton Rouge Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

St. Helena Parish, LA carries 2 licensed plumbers and a median wage of $74,240/yr ($35.69/hr).

2
licensed plumbers
$74,240
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
32
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 77th percentile nationally for plumbers pay, above the median US county.

Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman1
Contractor1

Licensed Plumber contractors near St. Helena Parish

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

NameTier
Baxter Plumbing LLCContractor

St. Helena Parish within the Baton Rouge, LA metro

St. Helena Parish holds 1% of the metro area's 240 licensed plumbers (#9 of 9 plumbers pool among its 9 counties), at 1.9 per 10,000 residents against 2.8 metro-wide; the largest pool is East Baton Rouge Parish with 100.

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 establishments1Physical business locations in this industry.
Annual industry payroll$3MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in St. Helena 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 permitted14Last full year, county-wide. 13 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 employment39Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $947 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1987Older 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-35People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

1.9 licensed plumbers 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 St. Helena Parish, LA?
St. Helena Parish has 2 licensed plumbers on the LA register.
What do plumbers earn in St. Helena Parish?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $74,240 ($35.69/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 Baton Rouge specifically?
This page covers all of St. Helena Parish, LA, which is part of the Greater Baton Rouge metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Baton Rouge proper.

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

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