--- page_version: d0ad285f73f0b717b1f6ef803a8b760a content_date: 2026-10-25 entity_id: profession:plumber:countries entity_type: profession_comparison name: Plumber profession data by country canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/plumber/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/move-as/plumber/countries.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/move-as/plumber/countries.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/ citation_title: Plumber profession data by country citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 citation_version: "d0ad285f73f0b717b1f6ef803a8b760a" 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/ --- # Plumber profession data by country The list holds the 37 countries with at least one official record for plumber: a regulated-professions register entry, a recognition record or a shortage-list row. National occupation names are joined to this profession through a reviewed crosswalk, country by country; a name the crosswalk does not match is left out rather than guessed. Salaries are not shown until a profession-level salary is collected for the country. - Countries with records: 37 - Profession records: 51 - Exact canonical records: 50 - Shortage-list records: 26 ## Country answers | Country | Regulation | Recognition route | Shortage list | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Australia | Regulated | Apply through the Offshore Skills Assessment Program to the approved RTO for the nominated trade. A successful assessment can result in an Offshore Technical Skills Record (OTSR); then apply for a provisional State/Territory licence, complete gap training and supervised employment, and meet full-licence requirements. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Austria | Regulated | Independent Gas/Sanitary trade permit; cross-border service requires prior notification and qualification evidence; safety-sensitive cases may require aptitude examination. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Belgium | Regulated | 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. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Bulgaria | Not marked regulated | Employer assesses the foreign professional qualification for the generic non-regulated role. NACID academic-degree recognition may be requested separately where a foreign degree needs equivalence; it is not a professional licence. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Canada | Regulated | Experienced foreign-trained plumbers may apply for STO Trade Equivalency Assessment; an approved applicant can schedule the exam. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Croatia | Regulated | Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition; DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC; National legislation: Zakon o obrtu (NN 143/13); Trades and Crafts Act; Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Cyprus | Not marked regulated | — | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Czechia | Regulated | Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition; DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC; National legislation: Sections 6, 7, 8, 21, and 22 of Act No 455/1991 Coll., the Trade Licensing Act, as amended; Craft-trade competence can be evidenced by relevant apprenticeship/secondary/vocational/university qualification, retraining or six years of experience; evidence must match the exact trade.; Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition | — | | Denmark | Regulated | The company applies for the relevant contractor authorisation and must have a technically responsible person approved by Sikkerhedsstyrelsen. The approved-person route and company conditions are separate from ordinary employee recruitment. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Estonia | Regulated | For activities within Regulation 61, a foreign professional qualification must be recognized before acting as competent person; apply to TTJA with supporting documents. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Finland | Regulated | For statutory building-system design or site roles, obtain eligibility from the relevant authorised body; ordinary installation has no single recognition route. | — | | France | Regulated | Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition; Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition; DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC; National legislation: Loi n°96-603 du 5 juillet 1996 relative au développement et à la promotion du commerce et de l'artisanat; - Décret n°98-246 du 2 avril 1998 relatif à la qualification professionnelle exigée pour l'exercice des activités prévues à l'article 16 de la loi n°96-603 du 5 juillet 1996 relative au développement et à la promotion du commerce et de l'artisanat.; Applicants evidence qualification or the prescribed experience; EU/EEA recognition can require a compensatory aptitude measure for substantial differences. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Germany | Regulated | Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition; Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition; DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC; National legislation: Nr. 23 der Anlage A zur Handwerksordnung; Employee qualification recognition is generally optional for a non-regulated occupation. To operate the listed licensed craft independently, the business must be entered in the Handwerksrolle and meet the HwO qualification/exception route; foreign qualifications are assessed by the relevant Handwerkskammer. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Greece | Regulated | Submit the activity-specific qualification and notification/approval application to the competent Region. Foreign certificates/qualifications and exact technician grade require separate assessment; this is not a single national licence for all adjacent tasks. | — | | Hungary | Regulated | Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition; DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC; National legislation: - az egyes ipari és kereskedelmi tevékenységek gyakorlásához szükséges képesítésekről szóló 21/2010. (V. 14.) NFGM rendelet - egyes ipari, kereskedelmi és idegenforgalmi tevékenységek gyakorlásához szükséges képesítésekről szóló 5/1997. IKIM rendelet - a nemzetgazdasági miniszter hatáskörébe tartozó szakképesítések szakmai és vizsgakövetelményeiről 27/2012. (VIII. 27.) NGM rendelet; Where a foreign higher-education credential needs formal recognition for work, OH-MEIK can determine qualification level and professional qualification; activity-specific legal authorisation, if any, remains a separate check. | — | | Iceland | Regulated | Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition; DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC; National legislation: The Industrial Act no. 42/1978 and Regulation no. 940/1999 on Regulated Industrial Professions.; Submit foreign vocational credentials, translations and verified experience to ENIC/NARIC Iceland; after a positive assessment, the District Commissioner of East Iceland issues the professional-rights certificate. Master-plumber responsibility for licensed work requires the separate HMS master-craftsman route. | — | | Ireland | Regulated | Gas installers must enter the RGI scheme for regulated gas installation work; the checked source does not state a profession-wide registration process for ordinary plumbing. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Italy | Regulated | For the technical-responsible person of a firm performing covered water or sanitary installation work, MIMIT's foreign-qualification route and any prescribed compensatory measure apply. This is an activity/business route, not the recognition procedure for every employed plumber. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Latvia | Not marked regulated | — | — | | Lithuania | Not marked regulated | For a non-regulated occupation, the general regulated-profession recognition process is not required; an applicant can apply directly to an employer. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Luxembourg | Regulated | Where plumbing work falls within the List A heating-sanitary installation craft, the independent craft manager needs a permit and an activity-specific qualification. The source does not establish that all ISCO 7126 work is the same legal title. | — | | Malta | Regulated | — | — | | Netherlands | Not marked regulated | No profession-wide foreign-professional recognition application is required for the title where the Dutch RegProf catalogue does not list it. Optional IDW diploma valuation compares an academic credential but is not a practice licence. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | New Zealand | Regulated | PGDB compares the applicant's overseas qualifications and experience with the relevant regulated trade and may require assessments or supervised/provisional licensing. | — | | Norway | Not marked regulated | No profession-wide foreign professional-recognition application is identified for this broad title in the checked official list. Voluntary HK-dir education recognition assesses level/credits and is not a licence to practise. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Poland | Regulated | — | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Portugal | Regulated | Gas technicians/installers use DGEG recognition and qualification routes under the gas-sector framework; this does not establish a general licence for all plumbing work. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Romania | Regulated | For covered gas-installation work, the natural-gas installer authorization application is submitted through ANRE's portal and includes the regulated examination process; it does not cover all plumbing work. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Saudi Arabia | Regulated | For occupations included in HRSD Professional Verification, expatriates complete credential/skill verification and any required theoretical/practical assessment in the programme scope. This is not stated as a universal plumber licensing path. | — | | Slovakia | Regulated | Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition; DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC; National legislation: Act No. 455/1991 Z. z. o živnostenskom podnikaní (živnostenský zákon); For the Plumbing and Heating trade, obtain formal-education recognition and professional-qualification recognition, then meet the trade-register requirement; exact vocational-training and practice alternatives apply.; Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Slovenia | Regulated | For self-employed/craft-provider plumbing, heating and air-conditioning work (F43.220), obtain the craft permit/register entry and show required professional qualification; this does not impose the same individual licence on every employee. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Spain | Regulated | General system of recognition - primary application; For gas installations, meet the category-specific installer qualification and company conditions, then follow the competent Autonomous Community procedure. This does not establish a universal licence for ordinary plumbing. | — | | Sweden | Regulated | — | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Switzerland | Regulated | For the SVGW GW101 potable-water installation certificate, the stated routes include a Swiss sanitary-installer EFZ plus two years’ experience and the SVGW course, or secondary-II completion plus four years’ experience and the course; listed equivalent further qualifications may also qualify. This is a certification route, not blanket foreign-diploma recognition. | — | | United Arab Emirates | Regulated | — | — | | United Kingdom | Regulated | — | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | United States | Regulated | — | — | ## Sources Licensing page: Electrician General / Special Class is among the designated trades; successful offshore assessment yields an OTSR, followed by State/Territory provisional licensing and completion of gap training/supervised employment before full licensing. — https://www.tradesrecognitionaustralia.gov.au/licensing 2025 OSL (ANZSCO 2022) row 8 national rating column; all rows with rating S/R/M retained in value — https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/2025%20Occupation%20Shortage%20List%20-%206%20digit%20ANZSCO%20and%20OSCA.xlsx ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB Electrotechnics and Gas/Sanitary engineering are regulated trades; prior notification and qualification evidence. — https://www.wko.at/wirinstallateure/grenzueberschreitende-erbringung-von-dienstleistungen 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://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration-red-white-red-card/eu-blue-card.html /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 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 Annex 1 of the current register, amended in State Gazette No.72 of 11 August 2026; 2026 occupation title/scope compared without an adjacent-title substitution. — https://www.navet.government.bg/bg/media/spisak-na-regulirani-profesii-reshenie-na-ms-11-08-26.pdf Ontario compulsory-trades page and covered-work rules. — https://www.skilledtradesontario.ca/about-trades/work-in-the-compulsory-trades/ CSV Future_Labour_Market_Conditions; rows containing Moderate risk of Shortage or Strong risk of Shortage — https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/e80851b8-de68-43bd-a85c-c72e1b3a3890/resource/446fe474-96e7-47cd-a3f9-3bb391b2df60/download/flmc_cfmt_2024_2033_noc2021.csv?download=1 /regprofs exact taxonomy id_profession=6705; record id=659156; /regprof/general generic.title=Plumber; /regprof/ca; /regprof/si — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprof/general?id=659156&lang=EN Croatian regulated-professions database entry: Plumber — http://reguliraneprofesije.azvo.hr/en/professions/?profession=261 JSON list[].id=655971; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=84&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC Country work-route threshold — https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/full/2025_03_40_545.html Exact activity page states not regulated and distinguishes building works. — https://www.businessincyprus.gov.cy/business-sectors/performing-installation-work-in-sanitary-facilities/ Country work-route threshold — https://www.gov.cy/mip-md/en/documents/eu-blue-card/ /regprofs exact taxonomy id_profession=6705; record id=657930; /regprof/general generic.title=Plumber; /regprof/ca; /regprof/si — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprof/general?id=657930&lang=EN Craft-trade competence evidence; electronic initial fee CZK 800; usual 2–3 working days, legal maximum 30 days. — https://portal.gov.cz/en/sluzby-vs/establishing-a-trade-licence-S757 JSON list[].id=658421; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=16&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC Country work-route threshold — https://e-sbirka.gov.cz/sb/2026/44 Sikkerhedsstyrelsen distinguishes authorised contractor businesses and technically responsible persons from other employees. — https://www.sik.dk/en/business/apply-and-register/electrical-gas-and-pipe-fitting-authorisation-and-approval/plumbing-contractor-water-drainage-and-gas TTJA construction page points to Regulation 61 activities requiring professional qualification and recognition. — https://ttja.ee/en/business-client/buildings-construction/professional-qualifications Country work-route threshold — https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/ee/510042023008/consolide/current Healthcare professions; registered nurse and midwife entries — https://www.oph.fi/en/services/recognition-qualifications/regulated-professions-finland JSON list[].id=659079; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=6&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC /regprofs exact taxonomy id_profession=6705; record id=658212; /regprof/general generic.title=Plumber; /regprof/ca; /regprof/si — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprof/general?id=658212&lang=EN INPI plumber qualification page. — https://www.inpi.fr/annuaire-activites-et-professions/plombier Country work-route threshold — https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000051738426/2026-04-28 JSON list[].id=655193; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=3&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC /regprofs exact taxonomy id_profession=6705; record id=657444; /regprof/general generic.title=Plumber; /regprof/ca; /regprof/si — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprof/general?id=657444&lang=EN Annex A lists Installateur und Heizungsbauer (No. 24) and Elektrotechniker (No. 25) as licensed crafts. — https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/hwo/anlage_a.html Country work-route threshold — https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/pdf-blaue-karte-eu At-a-glance: Ministry of Development; Regional Development Directorate, Vocational Department; plumber technician activity; one-month deadline with tacit approval; last updated 31 July 2026. Grade and qualification are activity-specific. — https://en.mitos.gov.gr/index.php?title=%CE%94%CE%94%3AAnnouncement_of_the_Commencement_of_Professional_Activities_of_a_Technician_as_per_Law_3982%2F2011_%28143A%29%2C_Plumber%2C_Welder%2C_Combustion_Installation_Technician%2C_Arc_Welder%2C_Installation_Technician%2C_Refrigeration_Technician Country work-route threshold — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/eu-immigration-portal/eu-blue-card/eu-blue-card-greece_en /regprofs exact taxonomy id_profession=6705; record id=660918; /regprof/general generic.title=Plumber; /regprof/ca; /regprof/si — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprof/general?id=660918&lang=EN OH-MEIK foreign higher-education recognition page identifies the competent recognition centre for employment/professional use. — https://www.oktatas.hu/kepesitesek_elismertetese/kulfoldon_szerzett_oklevelek/felsofoku_oklevel /regprofs exact taxonomy id_profession=6705; record id=657176; /regprof/general generic.title=Plumber; /regprof/ca; /regprof/si — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprof/general?id=657176&lang=EN Certification of master craftsmen; licensed-work conditions; construction-manager licence lists master plumbers. — https://island.is/en/certification-of-master-craftsmen Legal REC and RGI registration requirements and their limited scope — https://www.cru.ie/regulations-policy/safety/rgi-and-safe-electric/ Regulatory references for technical-responsible persons and electrical systems — https://www.mimit.gov.it/it/mercato-e-consumatori/titoli-professionali-esteri/riferimenti-normativi?layout=ipamise%3Amise-cat Country work-route threshold — https://esploradati.istat.it/SDMXWS/rest/data/IT1,92_1225_DF_DCCN_ANA1_7,1.0/A.IT.D11_D_W2_S1_R_FT.Z.Z.Z.V.N.Z.2026M9?startPeriod=2025&endPeriod=2024 Named professions in the current legislation. — https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/26021-on-the-regulated-professions-and-the-recognition-of-professional-qualifications Current page updated 2026-05-06: says Lithuania has 44 regulated professions, names the regulated list and says recognition is not required for an unregulated profession. — https://www.inovacijuagentura.lt/en/point-of-single-contact/requirements-and-regulations/ List A includes electrician and heating-sanitary-refrigeration installer trades; craft-business managers need permits and activity-specific qualifications; this is not a salaried-worker rule. — https://guichet.public.lu/en/entreprises/creation-developpement/autorisation-etablissement/artisanat/metier-principal.html Country work-route threshold — https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/immigration/vivre/non-luxembourg/immigration/pays-tiers/hautement-qualifie/salarie-hautement-qualifie.html Identità Blue Card, KEI and SEI eligibility pages. — https://identita.gov.mt/frequently-asked-questions/expatriates/non-eu-employment/ Country work-route threshold — https://nso.gov.mt/labour-market-main-page/ Dutch catalogue results for the exact generic titles; national records cross-checked in the 188-row country-filtered register. See evidence.md for matching titles and scope. — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/professions?lang=EN&id_country=10&pagenum=1&maxrows=200 Nursing and midwifery titles require registration; the frozen family also includes enrolled/nursing-associate occupations and does not map to one blanket title. — https://www.immigration.govt.nz/opsmanual/80506.htm Regulated-professions list and profession entries; title-level matches and named authorities checked. — https://hkdir.no/en/foreign-education/lists-and-databases/regulated-professions Figure 2 and code appendix; exact KZiS 7126 → ISCO-08 7126 correspondence. — https://barometrzawodow.pl/forecast-card-zip/2026/report_pl/raport_ogolnopolski_2026.pdf Country work-route threshold — https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/en/question-and-answer-database/permits-residence-and-work/eu-blue-card/ Named gas technicians/installers are subject to Law 15/2015, training and qualification recognition; not all plumbers are included. — https://dgeg.gov.pt/pt/areas-setoriais/energia/combustiveis/entidades-e-profissionais/profissionais-da-area-do-gas/ Country work-route threshold — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/nama_10_fte?geo=PT&unit=EUR&lang=en Natural-gas installer authorization and its application/exam process apply to named gas installation activities under ANRE Order 182/2020; this is not a general plumbing licence. — https://arhiva.anre.ro/ro/gaze-naturale/informatii-de-interes-public/info-instalatori-gaze-naturale Expatriate qualification and skill verification programme; applies by covered occupation and programme scope. — https://www.hrsd.gov.sa/en/care-about-you/skillsandtrain /regprofs exact taxonomy id_profession=6705; record id=657288; /regprof/general generic.title=Plumber; /regprof/ca; /regprof/si — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprof/general?id=657288&lang=EN Current official CRD index and title-specific profession profile. — https://uznavanie.minedu.sk/regulated-profession/526-vodoinstalaterstvo-a-kurenarstvo JSON list[].id=657035; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=25&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC Craft activity F43.220 and provider requirements; not a universal employee licence. — https://spot.gov.si/en/activities-and-professions/activities/plumbing-heat-and-air-conditioning-installation/ Country work-route threshold — https://www.uradni-list.si/glasilo-uradni-list-rs/vsebina/2026-01-0572 /regprofs exact taxonomy id_profession=6705; record id=656557; /regprof/general generic.title=Plumber; /regprof/ca; /regprof/si — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprof/general?id=656557&lang=EN RD 919/2006, ITC-ICG 09 and 10: gas installer qualification and company authorisation are administered under regional competent authorities. — https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2006-15345&p=20230318&tn=1 Country work-route threshold — https://www.inclusion.gob.es/documents/d/unidadgrandesempresas/umbral-salarial.pdf Workbook Yrkesbarometer, rotation 2026-1 (June 2026), lan_namn=Nationellt; exact listed YB occupation rows and SSYK keys: 2141, 2142, 2143, 2144, 2146, 2183; mapped frozen ISCO overlap: 2141, 2142, 2143, 2144, 2146, 2151, 2152, 2153. — https://arbetsformedlingen.se/download/18.28feed2519e47aff4a527f2/1781072408824/arbetsformedlingens-yrkesbarometer-2026-juni.xlsx GW101 page: certification body grants installation eligibility and maintains a register for water-supply companies. — https://www.svgw.ch/shopregelwerk/produkte/personenzertifizierung-gw101-gemaess-reglement-installationsarbeiten-trinkwasser/ Country profession source — https://www.moe.gov.ae/En/EServices/ServiceCard/Pages/CertEquivalent.aspx The official register names registered nurses, midwives and nursing associates under the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Frozen ISCO codes span registered nursing/midwifery and associate groups; registration scope and national remit vary by exact title. — https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/professions-regulated-by-law-in-the-uk-and-their-regulators/uk-regulated-professions-and-their-regulators Appendix Skilled Worker SW 6.1A heading and Temporary Shortage List table; 52 SOC 2020 entries parsed — https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-skilled-worker Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations, lines 279-284: most states and some localities license; rules vary. — https://www.bls.gov/ooh/construction-and-extraction/plumbers-pipefitters-and-steamfitters.htm ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). Plumber profession data by country [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d0ad285f73f0b717b1f6ef803a8b760a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/plumber/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_plumber-profession-data-by-country_60df7fa77843, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Plumber profession data by country}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-10-25}, version = {d0ad285f73f0b717b1f6ef803a8b760a}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/plumber/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Plumber profession data by country](https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/plumber/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version d0ad285f73f0b717b1f6ef803a8b760a; retrieved 2026-10-25; built 2026-10-25. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/plumber/ - Title: Plumber profession data by country - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8` - Version: `d0ad285f73f0b717b1f6ef803a8b760a` - Retrieved: 2026-10-25 - Built: 2026-10-25 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Boundary A blank field is not an estimate or a negative answer. Verify current requirements with the responsible authority.