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Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in New Jersey

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19.3% Jobs Projection
$63,700 Median Salary
1,360 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in New Jersey are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in New Jersey is growing faster than average.

  • Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in New Jersey earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Work in New Jersey?

9,330 people worked as Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in 2018 in this state.

There were 9,070 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 260 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 6,400 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters working in it, which means New Jersey has more Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters than average.

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in this state are growing at a rate of 19.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 15.6%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,360 annual Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters job openings in New Jersey, and 12,230 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 61,000 annual jobs and 555,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters ranged from $37,460 to $119,910 with $63,700 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.01 to $57.65. The median hourly rate was $30.63.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $29.9 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.73.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey Metros for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 28,620 $67,890
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7,130 $59,950
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 1,030 $51,060
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 310 n/a
Trenton, NJ 270 $73,480
Ocean City, NJ 230 n/a
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 150 $60,930

Top States for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Employment

The table below shows the states where most Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 48,040 $56,270
Texas 43,490 $49,280
New York 29,120 $67,120
Florida 25,360 $42,130
Illinois 16,300 $84,390
Pennsylvania 14,590 $54,390
Ohio 13,700 $55,330
Massachusetts 13,250 $64,300
Virginia 13,100 $49,960
Michigan 11,950 $67,050
North Carolina 11,700 $43,140
Georgia 10,870 $46,650
Indiana 10,730 $58,010
Colorado 10,600 $51,890
Louisiana 10,360 $54,440
Washington 9,380 $62,980
New Jersey 9,330 $63,700
Maryland 9,010 $57,180
Minnesota 8,700 $73,330
Arizona 8,560 $45,860

Below are the states where Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Illinois $84,390
Alaska $74,570
Minnesota $73,330
Oregon $73,120
District of Columbia $68,640
Wisconsin $67,830
New York $67,120
Michigan $67,050
Hawaii $64,700
Massachusetts $64,300

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