Does Fixerlane have plumbing jobs hiring near me?

No — Fixerlane is not a job board and does not employ anyone. It connects plumbing businesses with homeowners who want to hire one. If you want a salaried role with a contractor, use a job board. If you want to work for yourself, list free here.

Do I need a licence to do plumbing work?

Yes. Plumbing is a licensed trade in every state — you need a state licence to work unsupervised, and usually a master licence to run your own business. Check your state board.

How do I get started in plumbing with no experience?

Starting as a plumber’s helper or labourer and working up while studying.

Is listing on Fixerlane free?

Yes. A listing, your phone number on it and enquiries from homeowners cost nothing. The paid plan adds quoting, scheduling, invoicing and payments for $19.99 a month or $129 a year, after a 7-day trial.

Plumbing work near you

How to get plumbing work, how people get into the trade, and what going independent actually takes.

Fixerlane is not a job board — and that is the point

We do not list vacancies and we do not employ anyone. What we do is put plumbing pros in front of homeowners in the US who are looking to hire one, so the work comes to you and you keep what you charge.

If you want a salaried position with a contractor, a job board will serve you better. If you want to work for yourself — full time or alongside a job — that is what this is for.

List your business free How it works for pros

The plumbing market in the US

Fixerlane lists plumbing businesses across 50 states and 2,922 cities. About 34% of them are one-person businesses, which tells you something useful: this is a trade where working for yourself is normal, not exceptional.

The typical listed business has been trading 6 years. Newer businesses compete on availability and responsiveness rather than reputation — answering quickly is most of it early on.

How people get into plumbing

1A paid apprenticeship, typically four to five years, combining on-the-job hours with classroom work.
2A trade school or community college program, then apprentice hours on top.
3Starting as a plumber’s helper or labourer and working up while studying.

This is a licensed trade. You will need a state licence to work unsupervised, and a master licence to run your own business in most states.

Training and certifications

State journeyman licence
State master plumber licence (to run your own shop in most states)
Medical gas certification, for hospital work
Backflow prevention certification

Requirements are set by each state, and they change. Verify with your state licensing board rather than relying on any directory, this one included.

The union route

In plumbing, the union route runs through UA (United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters). A union apprenticeship pays from the first day, raises your rate on a fixed schedule as you log hours, and usually comes with health cover and a pension — which is why it is often the better first move even if you intend to go independent later.

Apply to the local that covers your area. Intake windows are limited and competitive, and the local sets its own schedule — find yours and ask when they next open.

What plumbing pays

We do not publish wage figures, because we do not hold wage data and a made-up number is worse than none. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes real figures for plumbers — by state and metro area, updated annually — at bls.gov. That is the number to trust.

Working for yourself changes the arithmetic: you set the rate, but you carry insurance, tools, a vehicle, unpaid travel and the time spent quoting. Pros who do well at it treat those as real costs rather than overheads to absorb.

What going independent takes

A master licence, or a licensed master who will hold the licence for the business
General liability insurance, and a bond in most states
A vehicle and a first set of tools
A way to get customers — which is where Fixerlane comes in

Listing on Fixerlane is free

A listing, your own phone number on it, and enquiries from homeowners cost nothing and always will. The paid plan ($19.99/month, or $129/year, with a 7-day trial) adds the tools to run the work — quotes, scheduling, invoices and card payments — on the web and in the app.

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Common questions

Does Fixerlane have plumbing jobs hiring near me?: No — Fixerlane is not a job board and does not employ anyone. It connects plumbing businesses with homeowners who want to hire one. If you want a salaried role with a contractor, use a job board. If you want to work for yourself, list free here.
Do I need a licence to do plumbing work?: Yes. Plumbing is a licensed trade in every state — you need a state licence to work unsupervised, and usually a master licence to run your own business. Check your state board.
How do I get started in plumbing with no experience?: Starting as a plumber’s helper or labourer and working up while studying.
What does plumbing pay?: We do not publish wage figures — we hold no wage data, and a made-up number is worse than none. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes real figures by state and metro area.
Is listing on Fixerlane free?: Yes. A listing, your phone number on it and enquiries from homeowners cost nothing. The paid plan adds quoting, scheduling, invoicing and payments for $19.99 a month or $129 a year, after a 7-day trial.