--- page_version: 312abd77599b0fd8eb465180fb89cd93 content_date: 2026-10-25 entity_id: profession:plumber:be entity_type: profession_country name: "Plumber in Belgium: salary, recognition and shortage status" canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/plumber/belgium/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/move-as/plumber/belgium.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/move-as/plumber/belgium.md snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 generated_at: 2026-10-25 last_verified: 2026-10-25 citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/plumber/belgium/ citation_title: "Plumber in Belgium: salary, recognition and shortage status" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 citation_version: "312abd77599b0fd8eb465180fb89cd93" citation_retrieval_date: "2026-10-25" citation_build_date: "2026-10-25" citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Working as a plumber in Belgium In Belgium, the occupation group "Craft and related trades workers", which includes plumbers, earns ≈ 5,688 EUR/month (gross, 2024). To work as a plumber in Belgium on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 68,815 € a year (current). Plumber is a regulated profession in Belgium. Foreign qualifications go through: Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition; DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC; National legislation: 29 JANVIER 2007. - Arrêté royal relatif à la capacité professionnelle pour l'exercice des activités indépendantes dans les métiers de la construction et de l'électrotechnique, ainsi que de l'entreprise générale. 29 JANUARI 2007. - Koninklijk besluit betreffende de beroepsbekwaamheid voor de uitoefening van zelfstandige activiteiten van het bouwvak en van de elektrotechniek, alsook van de algemene aanneming. In Belgium, plumbers are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission. - Earnings of the occupation group "Craft and related trades workers": ≈ 5,688 EUR/month (gross, 2024) - Regulation: Regulated - Recognition route: Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition; DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC; National legislation: 29 JANVIER 2007. - Arrêté royal relatif à la capacité professionnelle pour l'exercice des activités indépendantes dans les métiers de la construction et de l'électrotechnique, ainsi que de l'entreprise générale. 29 JANUARI 2007. - Koninklijk besluit betreffende de beroepsbekwaamheid voor de uitoefening van zelfstandige activiteiten van het bouwvak en van de elektrotechniek, alsook van de algemene aanneming.; Ordinary employee plumbing has no general professional-recognition route identified. For specified self-employed activity, skills may be proven by diploma/experience or a regional central-jury exam. - Recognition authority: No profession-recognition authority for ordinary employee plumbing jobs was identified. Regional business-access rules for specified self-employed activities are checked through an accredited enterprise counter. - Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission - EU Blue Card threshold: 68,815 €/year (current) ## Sources /regprofs exact taxonomy id_profession=6705; record id=657646; /regprof/general generic.title=Plumber; /regprof/ca; /regprof/si — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprof/general?id=657646&lang=EN Regional differences for independent electrotechnical, heating and sanitary business activities. — https://economie.fgov.be/en/themes/enterprises/starting-business/conditions-access-professions NCO.json key=1; A=AT; B=2025; C=2143; D=Environmental engineers; E=Shortage; F=Low — https://eures.europa.eu/living-and-working/labour-shortages-and-surpluses-europe_en Country work-route threshold — https://emploi.wallonie.be/en/home/actualites/actualites/autorisations-de-travail-et-permis-de-travail-b--seuils-salariaux-a-respecter-par-les-employeurs.html ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. 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