Plumber apprenticeships in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is a smaller U.S. metro. Here is what working as a plumber looks like locally.
KEY FACTS — HAGERSTOWN-MARTINSBURG, MD-WV
Hagerstown-Martinsburg: ~49 of 280 (~17%) · market pressure 44/100 — Moderate pressure.
Confidence: medium. Annual labor earnings (W-2 wages + self-employment), not OEWS hourly-wage extrapolations.
Source: Census ACS 2024 5-year PUMS (state-rate projection onto metro OEWS employment).
Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance.
Source: BLS OEWS.
Confidence: low. Composite of projected annual openings, projected growth, and current $100K+ earnings rate. Not a direct vacancy count.
Source: Projections Central data; score computed by Prentice.
Source: Census ACS 2022 5-year.
A framing, not a forecast. See methodology.
Numerator: ACS PUMS $100K+ annual earners.
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is one of Maryland's labor markets for plumbers. This page collects what adults switching into a career as a plumber inside the Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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.
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV plumbers earn a median of $50,150 (BLS OEWS Hagerstown-Martinsburg MSA, May 2024). For Maryland context, statewide pay runs from $20/hr at entry to $33/hr at the state median and $50/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $69K avg salary. The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.
In the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro, estimated six-figure plumber jobs: ~4 of 280 (~1.4%). Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance. ACS 2024 5-year PUMS estimates ~49 $100K+ annual earners (~17% of employed plumbers, ACS PUMS WAGP+SEMP). Projections Central long-term pressure score: 44/100 (Moderate, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 48K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: Maryland shows ~1.3K of 11K (~11%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS PUMS, Projections Central, Census ACS.
Statewide plumber programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Maryland 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: Maryland rules apply in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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.
Union apprenticeship programs in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
Verified plumber union locals with public-facing city, jurisdiction, training, and official-site details.
Plumbers & Gasfitters Local Union 5
Jurisdiction:Allegany, Calvert, Charles, Garrett, Montgomery + 15 more counties (DC/MD/VA)
Training:Washington, D.C. Joint Plumbing Apprenticeship Committee / UA Local 5 JATC (Lanham, MD)
Official site →UA Local 486 Plumbers & Steamfitters
Jurisdiction:Sussex county (DE/MD/WV)
Training:UA Local 486 Plumbers & Steamfitters Apprenticeship (Seaford, DE)
Official site →UA Local 486 Plumbers & Steamfitters
Jurisdiction:Jefferson, Morgan, Berkeley counties (MD/DE/WV)
Training:UA Local 486 Plumbers & Steamfitters Apprenticeship (Seaford, DE)
Official site →Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 495
Jurisdiction:Guernsey, Muskingum, Coshocton, Holmes, Tuscarawas + 8 more counties (OH/WV)
Training:Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 495 Apprenticeship Program / Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (Cambridge, OH)
Official site →Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 565
Jurisdiction:Wood, Wirt, Pleasants, Jackson, Tyler + 6 more counties (WV/OH)
Training:Parkersburg Plumbers JAC / Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 565 Apprenticeship (Parkersburg, WV)
Official site →Verified-source check recorded in the union dataset; this data snapshot does not carry per-local verification dates.
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PLUMBER PAY SNAPSHOT — HAGERSTOWN-MARTINSBURG, MD-WV
$50,150 (OEWS MSA-level median)
Source: BLS OEWS MSA cross-industry estimates. Where MSA-level data is suppressed or unpublished we fall back to the state median and label it explicitly.
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