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AI for plumbers in Atlanta

The Atlanta metro area had 1,783 plumbers in 2022, the 9th most of 387 US metros and 2% of all in the country. They employed 19,523 people at an average of $69,301 a year. 78% have fewer than 10 staff, so the same few people answer the phone, book, follow up and do the paperwork. Those are the jobs AI tools take on today.

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Plumbers in Atlanta vs the US

Atlanta metroUnited States
Businesses1,783109,601
People employed19,5231,176,759
Average staff per business10.910.7
Average yearly pay per employee$69,301$69,883
Share with fewer than 10 staff78%77%

Pay here is about the same as the national average for plumbers, so an hour of admin costs about what it does elsewhere. The average plumbing company here has 10.9 people on payroll, about the same as the US figure of 10.7.

How big plumbers in Atlanta are

Fewer than 5 staff1,115 (63%) US 58%
5 to 9280 (16%) US 19%
10 to 19192 (11%) US 12%
20 to 49125 (7%) US 7%
50 or more70 (4%) US 4%

Businesses with paid employees, by number of employees, March 2022.

Plumbers by county in the Atlanta area

Gwinnett County has the most, with 366 of the metro's 1,783 (21%). Among the 10 big metros on this page, Atlanta ranks 9th for average pay and 6th for the share of small firms.

CountyBusinessesEmployeesAvg pay
Gwinnett County3664,406$70,261
Cobb County2043,973$71,227
Cherokee County132698$60,370
Fulton County1271,003$68,570
DeKalb County1192,416$75,711
Forsyth County85829$62,017
Henry County73373$47,134
Paulding County71553$64,946
Walton County69382$58,283
Newton County56374$56,545
Fayette County55782$74,006
Bartow County53313$49,939

17 smaller counties not shown. Census withholds pay where few firms would make it identifiable.

Where AI helps a plumbing company first

A plumber should automate the phone first, because every call you miss while under a sink is a job that goes to the next name on Google. After that come quotes, dispatch notes and follow-up on estimates. AI sorts and drafts, and you stay in charge of diagnosis, safety and price.

What your team's admin hours cost in Atlanta

Change any number. The starting values are the Atlanta averages above; the hours and the share are yours to set.

Those hours cost you$145,200 a year

The share you would hand off$43,560 a year

Hours your team gets back1,320 a year

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Guides for plumbers, one job each

Plumbers in other big metros

MetroBusinessesAvg payRank of 387
Los Angeles3,681$76,3312nd
New York7,675$77,9061st
Chicago3,093$83,8543rd
Miami2,568$56,1244th
Dallas2,336$71,4685th
Houston1,890$70,0788th
Washington1,663$76,18911th
Philadelphia2,113$80,5937th
Boston2,179$89,8616th

Where these numbers come from

From the U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), industry code NAICS 238220 (Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors), for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (29 counties). It counts businesses with paid employees in March 2022, so solo owners with no payroll are not in it. Average pay is total yearly payroll divided by employees. The calculator uses 50 working weeks and 2,080 hours a year. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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