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# Working as a plumber in Ireland

In Ireland, the occupation group "Craft and related trades workers", which includes plumbers, earns ≈ 4,153 EUR/month (gross, 2024). Plumber is a regulated profession in Ireland. Foreign qualifications go through: 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. In Ireland, 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": ≈ 4,153 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: 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.
- Recognition authority: Register of Gas Installers of Ireland (RGI) for gas installation work; no universal plumber recognition authority is stated on the checked leaf.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission

## Sources

Legal REC and RGI registration requirements and their limited scope — https://www.cru.ie/regulations-policy/safety/rgi-and-safe-electric/
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
ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_plumber-in-ireland-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_fc85ae071b99,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Plumber in Ireland: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {2e0426f614b7f2908378beb969738b36},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/plumber/ireland/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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