Plumber apprenticeships in Rochester, MN

Rochester, MN is one of Minnesota's labor markets for plumbers. This page collects what adults switching into a career as a plumber inside the Rochester 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.

Rochester, MN plumbers earn a median of $99,400 (BLS OEWS Rochester MSA, May 2024). For Minnesota context, statewide pay runs from $18/hr at entry to $30/hr at the state median and $46/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $62K avg salary. The Rochester metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.

In the Rochester metro, estimated six-figure plumber jobs: ~130 of 460 (~28%). 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 ~122 $100K+ annual earners (~26% 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: 64K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: Minnesota shows ~2.2K of 8.5K (~26%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS PUMS, Projections Central, Census ACS.

Statewide plumber programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Minnesota 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: Minnesota rules apply in the Rochester 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 Rochester 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.