Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services programs in North Carolina
8 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in North Carolina earn a median of $75,270 a year across 32,460 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 North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | $57,080 | 14,510 |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | $47,280 | 1,020 |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | $57,300 | 290 |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | $85,630 | 160 |
| Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | $57,760 | 50 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Halifax Community College Weldon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Pamlico Community College Grantsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | 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.
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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.