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Plumber Resume Example

Plumbing resumes are license-first documents: journeyman or master, state, and any specialty endorsements (gas, med-gas, backflow) in the top third, because contractors verify before they read. After that, the split that matters is service versus new construction — they're different businesses, and your resume should make clear which you've run and which you want.

Service plumbers carry an extra proof burden: revenue. Service work is sold at the kitchen table, and shops screen for average ticket, callback rate, and review scores. New-construction plumbers prove differently — systems roughed, units completed, inspection pass rates. Use the numbers for your lane.

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Plumber bullet points you can adapt

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  • Ran 8-10 daily service calls at a $780 average ticket, ranking top 5 of 30 technicians
  • Held callbacks under 2% against a 6% company average across four years of service work
  • Installed 100+ water heaters yearly including gas sizing, venting, and permit inspection sign-offs
  • Earned a 4.9 rating across 300+ named customer reviews on Google and company surveys
  • Installed med-gas systems on two hospital projects under NFPA 99 with zero failed brazing tests
  • Passed 90%+ of rough and final inspections first-visit across five years of commercial work
  • Diagnosed slab leaks with acoustic and camera equipment, cutting exploratory demolition on those jobs by half
  • Completed whole-house PEX repipes in 2-3 days with same-day water restoration on every job
  • Trained 3 apprentices in service diagnostics; two now run their own trucks

Skills for a Plumber resume

Hard skills

  • Service diagnostics and repair
  • Water heater and fixture installation
  • Gas line installation and testing
  • Med-gas piping (NFPA 99)
  • Backflow testing and repair
  • Drain cameras, jetters, and locators
  • UPC/IPC code compliance

Soft skills

  • Kitchen-table honesty that sells itself
  • Clean work in occupied homes
  • Calm on flooded-house emergencies
  • Straight talk on repair vs replace
  • Reliability dispatch can count on

ATS tips for Plumber resumes

  • Lead with license class and state — plumbing licensure is verified before interviews, and recruiters search by it.
  • List endorsements by exact name (med-gas, backflow/BPAT, gas fitter) — each unlocks work categories shops bill for.
  • Service techs: include revenue numbers (average ticket, reviews, callback rate) — service plumbing is a sales job and shops screen for producers.
  • New-construction: quantify systems and inspection pass rates — that's the language superintendents hire in.
  • Name your service software (ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro) — dispatch-system familiarity matters at the big shops. Formatting basics in our ATS guide.

Recommended template

Metro's straightforward layout puts licenses and endorsements where every plumbing contractor looks first, with service numbers scannable in seconds.

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Frequently asked questions

Service vs new construction — which pays better and how do I switch?
Service generally pays more per hour of skill because it includes sales; construction offers steadier hours and bigger-system experience. To switch into service, emphasize customer-facing and diagnostic evidence; into construction, emphasize systems, prints, and inspection record. The license transfers — the resume emphasis is what changes.
How important are customer reviews on a plumbing resume?
For service roles, very — a named-review rating is verifiable social proof shops care about, since reviews drive their marketing. "4.9 across 300+ reviews" is a revenue argument. Construction employers ignore reviews and read inspection pass rates instead.
What's the path to master plumber and my own shop?
State-dependent: typically years at journeyman level plus the master exam, then a contractor license and insurance to run your own work. On the resume, log supervision, permits pulled under your name, and estimating experience now — they're required narrative for the master application and the bank loan alike.

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