Plumber market brief · Houston, TX
Plumber Jobs in Houston, TX
174 plumber openings are live in the Houston, TX area from 63 employers, led by Brown & Root, Austin External, and 1-800-Plumber + Air of Bergen County. Journeyman roles are the largest group, at 47% of openings.
Data updated Nov 4, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 174
- Live plumber openings currently tracked in the Houston market.
Companies hiring
- 63
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- Not published
- Not enough employers here disclose pay to publish a local median, so none is shown.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Houston is journeyman-heavy for plumber roles: 68% of currently tracked openings with a derived level sit at journeyman. Apprentice openings exist, but they are a smaller slice of the market.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
174
Hiring employers
63
Salary coverage
25%
Median experience
3.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
64
30 companies · $62,400 median
Established employers
26
15 companies
Top of market
5
5 companies
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- Open live plumber listings in Houston
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare plumber opportunities in Houston, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 174 live roles tracked in this market.
- 63 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 4, 2026.
A practical market plan for Plumber in Houston
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
174 plumber openings across 63 employers establish the current Houston opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Journeyman leads the derived level mix with 82 tracked openings.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Brown & Root is one of the most active visible employers, with 49 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
Move from the Houston market view into active employers and representative plumber openings
Employer activity · 63 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 174 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More plumber openings in Houston
- Senior Plumbing Designer · Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI)
- Pipefitter Foreman · Zachry
- Plumber IV · 2230 Service Experts LLC
- Rope Access Pipefitter III · Brown & Root
- Specialty Pipefitter · Brown & Root
- Pipefitter · Aerotek
- Pipefitter · Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc.
- Pipefitter · Brown & Root
- Pipefitter · Brown & Root
- Experienced Professional, Plumbing Engineering · WSP
- Plumbing Install Helper · ARS
- Travel Journeyman Plumber - Per Diem · Aerotek
- PIPEFITTER · Zachry
- Traveling - Journeyman Plumber - Commercial · Structured Labor LLC
- Pipefitter Certified Plus · Brown & Root
- Journeyman Plumber Wanted · ARS
Plumber jobs in Houston: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many plumber jobs are open in Houston?
Metaintro tracks 174 live plumber openings from 63 employers in the Houston, TX area over the last 30 days.
- 02
Which experience level has the most plumber openings in Houston?
Journeyman roles lead with 82 openings. Experience level is known for 70% of this market's listings.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for plumber jobs in Houston?
Brown & Root, Austin External, 1-800-Plumber + Air of Bergen County, and Aerotek have the most open plumber roles here right now, out of 63 hiring employers.
Continue with the next market signal
Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster
Nearby cities
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Related roles
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Level views
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