by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in plumbing technology/plumber, consider exploring other closely related fields of study. Below you will find majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
These majors prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of plumbing technology/plumber, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Building Construction Technology/Technician | 1 | 1,924 |
| Building/Construction Site Management/Manager | 1 | 1,530 |
| Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector | 1 | 312 |
| Building/Property Maintenance | 1 | 2,023 |
| Carpentry/Carpenter | 1 | 5,356 |
| Carpet, Floor, and Tile Worker | 1 | 21 |
| Concrete Finishing/Concrete Finisher | 1 | 70 |
| Construction Trades | 1 | — |
| Drywall Installation/Drywaller | 1 | 254 |
| Electrician | 1 | 30,349 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Pipefitting/Pipefitter and Sprinkler Fitter | 613 |
| Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services, Other | 71 |
| Well Drilling/Driller | 7 |
Part of the broader field of Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services, plumbing technology/plumber sits alongside related programs in that field.
More about our data sources and methodologies.