Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services programs in Louisiana
5 schools in Louisiana teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Louisiana
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Louisiana earn a median of $75,360 a year across 14,070 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | $63,680 | 8,360 |
| Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | $49,410 | 910 |
| Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas | $86,980 | 890 |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | $48,900 | 500 |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | $55,690 | 190 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Delgado Community College New Orleans | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| River Parishes Community College Gonzales | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.