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Licensed plumbers in Yamhill County, OR, Greater Portland Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Yamhill County, OR carries 167 licensed plumbers and a median wage of $101,010/yr ($48.56/hr).

167
licensed plumbers
$101,010
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
35
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 99th percentile nationally for plumbers pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 0.5% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman123
Contractor44

Licensed Plumber contractors near Yamhill County

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

NameTier
Ace Of Trades Construction Services LLCContractor
Alpha Omega Plumbing LLCContractor
American Tradesmen LLCContractor
Blackhawk Plumbing LLCContractor
Boger Plumbing LLCContractor
Bonnetts Plumbing LLCContractor
Brass Monkey Plumbing LLCContractor
Classic Plumbing LLCContractor
Comfort Tech Heating & Air Conditioning LLCContractor
Commercial Piping CoContractor

Yamhill County within the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro

Yamhill County holds 6% of the metro area's 2,570 licensed plumbers (#5 of 7 plumbers pool among its 7 counties), at 15.4 per 10,000 residents against 10.2 metro-wide; the largest pool is Clackamas County with 913.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the OR 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 issued16People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licenses lapsed0Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change16New 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 establishments22Physical business locations in this industry.
Annual industry payroll$14MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Yamhill 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 permitted214Last full year, county-wide. 20 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 employment1,196Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,418 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1990Older 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-234People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

15.4 licensed plumbers per 10,000 residents; 152 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 0.3 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 Yamhill County, OR?
Yamhill County has 167 licensed plumbers on the OR register.
What do plumbers earn in Yamhill County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $101,010 ($48.56/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 Portland specifically?
This page covers all of Yamhill County, OR, which is part of the Greater Portland metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Portland proper.

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

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