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# Working as a plumber in France

To work as a plumber in France on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 59,373 € a year (current). Plumber is a regulated profession in France. Foreign qualifications go through: Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition. In France, plumbers are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: 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.
- Recognition authority: The competent CMA handles EU/EEA qualification recognition for the covered regulated plumbing activity.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission
- EU Blue Card threshold: 59,373 €/year (current)

## Sources

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
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.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000051738426/2026-04-28

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). Plumber in France: recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b053561331ec8680c35bdcbd3fe11543]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/plumber/france/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_plumber-in-france-recognition-and-shortage-status_b747c3049651,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Plumber in France: recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
  version = {b053561331ec8680c35bdcbd3fe11543},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/plumber/france/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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