Plumbers appear to be in especially high demand — with some states being more lucrative for the profession than others
buffeting the economy and driving up costs, plumbers appear to be in especially high demand — with some states being more lucrative for the profession than others, new data show., Google searches for plumbers have skyrocketed to their highest levels in 5 years, an indication of soaring demand for service workers and skilled labor.
Construction Coverage found that “while the national-level data indicates that being a plumber provides above-average pay, state-level data shows a highly regional industry where plumbers in the Midwest make far more than their counterparts in the Southwest, Southeast, and the Mid-Atlantic.”, Construction Coverage found that the average U.S. plumber earns over $56,000 per year, and the industry is expected to create nearly 21,000 new jobs in the next eight years.
In contrast, places like Florida , New Mexico , and North Carolina offer salaries paying far less than what a plumber could make in the Midwest.The booming market for plumbing underscores how 2020 was a record-breaking year for home improvements, spurred mainly by COVID-19 lockdowns. In a separate study,found that Americans shelled out nearly $420 billion on their homes last year, much of it on do-it-yourself projects.
Yet like many other industries, there seems to be an insufficient pool of qualified workers in the plumbing field. The National Homebuilder’s Association’sfound a stunning 55% shortage of plumbers available for work.
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