Plumber apprenticeships in Utica-Rome, NY

Utica-Rome, NY is one of New York's labor markets for plumbers. This page collects what adults switching into a career as a plumber inside the Utica-Rome metro need first: how local pay compares to the state, what the available labor-market data says about six-figure work, and which statewide programs and licensing rules apply locally.

Utica-Rome, NY plumbers earn a median of $60,110 (BLS OEWS Utica-Rome MSA, May 2024). For New York context, statewide pay runs from $23/hr at entry to $38/hr at the state median and $59/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $79K avg salary. The Utica-Rome metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.

In the Utica-Rome metro, estimated six-figure plumber jobs: ~17 of 110 (~15%). Confidence: medium. Our six-figure estimator uses a $115k review threshold; cells where the published p90 reaches that threshold are flagged for conservative upper-tail extrapolation. ACS 2024 5-year PUMS estimates ~24 $100K+ annual earners (~22% of employed plumbers, ACS PUMS WAGP+SEMP). Projections Central long-term pressure score: 29/100 (Low, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 53K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: New York shows ~5.9K of 23K (~26%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS PUMS, Projections Central, Census ACS.

Statewide plumber programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the New York programs page; none are flagged as metro-exclusive. Metro program and association references are inherited from sourced state pages unless a metro-exclusive entity is explicitly sourced. Treat them as orientation, not a complete local inventory, and verify current intake details with the statewide source or sponsor before relying. Licensing is set at the state level: New York rules apply in the Utica-Rome metro unless a local authority says otherwise. Metro pages use state-level licensing and program context unless a city, county, or sponsor rule is explicitly sourced. Verify current licensing, local add-ons, and sponsor requirements with the official state or local authority before relying. Smaller MSAs like the Utica-Rome metro often source plumber apprentices from a 60-mile radius into the nearest larger urban center; check with the state programs page for the closest active intake.