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Plumber apprenticeships in Lexington Park, MD

Lexington Park, MD is a smaller U.S. metro. Here is what working as a plumber looks like locally.

Updated May 25, 2026

KEY FACTS — LEXINGTON PARK, MD

Lexington Park: ~13 of 270 (~4.8%) on the OEWS log-normal baseline.

Plumber earning $100K+ annually in Lexington Park
Not yet published

Source: Census ACS 5-year PUMS (state-rate projection onto metro OEWS employment).

OEWS six-figure baseline (plumber)
~13 of 270 (~4.8%)

Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance.

Source: BLS OEWS.

Market pressure score (plumber, Lexington Park)
Not yet published

Source: Projections Central data; score computed by Prentice.

Bachelor’s+ in the Lexington Park labor force
Not yet published

Source: Census ACS 5-year.

Competitive ratio ($100K+ earners / bachelor’s+)
Not yet published

A framing, not a forecast. See methodology.

Numerator: unavailable.

Auto-compiled from Maryland editorial + Lexington Park, MD labor data. Spot an error?

Lexington Park, MD is one of Maryland's labor markets for plumbers. This page collects what adults switching into a career as a plumber inside the Lexington Park 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.

Lexington Park, MD plumbers earn a median of $57,930 (BLS OEWS Lexington Park 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 Lexington Park metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.

In the Lexington Park metro, estimated six-figure plumber jobs: ~13 of 270 (~4.8%). Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance. For statewide context: Maryland shows ~1.3K of 11K (~11%). Sources: BLS OEWS.

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 Lexington Park 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 Lexington Park 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

Union apprenticeship programs in Lexington Park, MD

Verified plumber union locals with public-facing city, jurisdiction, training, and official-site details.

UA Local 5 HQ: Lanham, MD

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)

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UA Local 486 HQ: Baltimore, MD

UA Local 486 Plumbers & Steamfitters

Jurisdiction:Sussex county (DE/MD/WV)

Training:UA Local 486 Plumbers & Steamfitters Apprenticeship (Seaford, DE)

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PLUMBER PAY SNAPSHOT — LEXINGTON PARK, MD

$57,930 (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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