Licensed supply, wages, demand, and real current openings for plumbers in St. Martin Parish, LA, from the state register (updated nightly), BLS, and live job listings.
St. Martin Parish, LA carries 8 licensed plumbers and a median wage of $57,930/yr ($27.85/hr).
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This county sits at the 23rd percentile nationally for plumbers pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades fell 4.2% year over year (BLS QCEW).
Counties within 150 miles whose published median for this occupation is higher than St. Martin Parish's. Medians from the same BLS OEWS series shown above, not offers, and pay is only one reason to move.
| County | Median | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberville Parish, LA | $74,240 | +$16,310 | 18 mi |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | $74,240 | +$16,310 | 30 mi |
| Assumption Parish, LA | $74,240 | +$16,310 | 36 mi |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | $74,240 | +$16,310 | 41 mi |
| Ascension Parish, LA | $74,240 | +$16,310 | 42 mi |
Real, current plumbers openings, 0 in St. Martin Parish itself, 12 elsewhere in the metro area (marked). Jobs by Adzuna.
Active, licensed firms and master-tier individuals on the LA register.
| Name | Tier |
|---|---|
| Arnaud's Management Services, LLC | Contractor |
| Environmental Plumbing Solutions LLC | Contractor |
| Shelton Celestine | Contractor |
| Stutes Plumbing, Inc. | Contractor |
St. Martin Parish holds 8% of the metro area's 105 licensed plumbers (#4 of 4 plumbers pool among its 4 counties), at 1.6 per 10,000 residents against 2.5 metro-wide; the largest pool is Lafayette Parish with 62.
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.
| Measure | Value | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Employer establishments | 18 | Physical business locations in this industry. |
| Industry employment | 137 | Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades. |
| Annual industry payroll | $5M | Total wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023). |
County-wide construction activity, across all trades rather than plumbers specifically. Each figure names its source and the period it covers.
| Measure | Value | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| New housing units permitted | 50 | Last full year, county-wide. 10 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 employment | 399 | Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,042 per week. BLS QCEW. |
| Median year homes were built | 1986 | Older 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 | -158 | People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat. |
1.6 licensed plumbers per 10,000 residents; 1.0 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.
License register: 2026-10-05; Wages: 2025-05-31; Demand: 2026-10-05; Apprenticeship: 2025-12-31.
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