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Plumbing jobs in California

553 permits that need plumbers were pulled in California over May 29 to August 14, 2026. That is roughly 50 a week. This is commercial and institutional work, led by commercial. Longer lead times, a general contractor between you and the owner, and a prequalification package expected before anyone talks price. Where a value is published, the median job is $55k and the largest was $61M.

553
permits pulled
50
new per week
$55k
median job value
Aug 14, 2026
most recent
Counts cover May 29 to August 14, 2026.

Who is pulling the plumbing permits in California

Companies with more than one plumbing permit in California in this window. The number is how many carry their name.

  1. General Drainworks Inc8 permits
    Glazinglatest Jun 4median $5k
  2. BYCOR General Contractors7 permits
    DemolitionElectricalHVAC and mechanicallatest Jul 29median $200k
  3. Davis & Adams Construction, Inc6 permits
    DemolitionElectricalHVAC and mechanicallatest Jul 15median $288k
  4. Pacific West Builders6 permits
    ElectricalFire ProtectionGeneral ContractingHVAC and mechanicallatest Jun 4median $61M
  5. Bycor General Contractors - Rey Medina5 permits
    DemolitionElectricalFire ProtectionGlazinglatest Jul 8median $226k
  6. Pacific Building Group5 permits
    ElectricalHVAC and mechanicalFraming & Carpentrylatest Jul 30
  7. Bycor General Contractors - Martin Chavez4 permits
    DemolitionElectricalHVAC and mechanicallatest Aug 3median $613k
  8. H.A. Builders Inc4 permits
    ElectricalGeneral ContractingHVAC and mechanicallatest Jun 22median $166k
  9. Ideal Fire Protection, LLC4 permits
    ElectricalFire ProtectionGeneral ContractingHVAC and mechanicallatest Aug 11
  10. Ob Apartment Fund I LLC4 permits
    ElectricalHVAC and mechanicallatest Aug 13median $89k
  11. Pacific Contracting Group, Inc4 permits
    DemolitionElectricalHVAC and mechanicallatest Jul 28median $152k
  12. Studio 10 CA LLC4 permits
    ElectricalGeneral ContractingHVAC and mechanicallatest Jun 2median $197k

See the addresses on every one of these permits

Live right now in California

2,772 open
Just pulled a permit

Air Center MYF LLC

$4.2M
San DiegoPermit pulled Sep 24, 2026Mechanical / Commercial

Likely scope, estimated

Electrical
Plumbing
HVAC/Mechanical
Landscaping
Paving & Asphalt

Mechanical permit at 3749 John J Montgomery Dr, San Diego, CA, San Diego. Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC/Mechanical trade work estimated at $4,159,371.84 USD. Structure type: Commercial. Primary party: Air Center MYF LLC.

Just pulled a permit

MAAC Mercado LP

No value published
San DiegoPermit pulled Sep 24, 2026General / Multi-Unit Residential

Likely scope, estimated

Plumbing
General Contracting
Excavation & Earthworks
Landscaping

General permit at 2001 Newton Av, San Diego, CA, San Diego. Plumbing, General Contracting, Excavation & Earthworks trade work. Structure type: Multi-Unit Residential. Primary party: MAAC Mercado LP.

Just pulled a permit

Pacific Building Group

No value published
San DiegoPermit pulled Sep 23, 2026Addition/Alteration / Industrial

Likely scope, estimated

Electrical
Plumbing
HVAC/Mechanical
General Contracting
Demolition

Addition/Alteration permit at 2001 Sanyo Av, San Diego, CA, San Diego. Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC/Mechanical trade work. Structure type: Industrial. Primary party: Pacific Building Group.

Just pulled a permit

Pacific Building Group

No value published
San DiegoPermit pulled Sep 23, 2026Addition/Alteration / Industrial

Likely scope, estimated

Electrical
Plumbing
HVAC/Mechanical
General Contracting
Demolition

Addition/Alteration permit at 2001 Sanyo Av, San Diego, CA, San Diego. Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC/Mechanical trade work. Structure type: Industrial. Primary party: Pacific Building Group.

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What the work actually is

How City and County of San Francisco (DBI) classified the 553 permits that name plumbing.

Mechanical
207(37%)
Addition/Alteration
92(17%)
Plumbing
84(15%)
General
83(15%)
Demolition
82(15%)
Electrical
3(1%)

What is being built

The structure types behind the plumbing work. This is the fastest way to tell whether the volume in California is your kind of job.

Commercial
228(86%)
Multi-Unit Residential
25(9%)
Industrial
6(2%)
Institutional
6(2%)
Long-Term Care
1(0%)

How to work this list

  • A pulled permit means the money is committed and the schedule is being built. For plumbers that is weeks to months of warning before the call goes out.
  • On commercial and institutional work you are not selling the owner, you are selling the general contractor who is about to be awarded it. Find the GC, get on the bid list before the tender closes.
  • Have the prequalification package ready before you call: WSIB clearance or the local equivalent, certificate of insurance, safety record, three references in the same building type.

Plumbing work in other markets

Ontario713Toronto700San Diego459Sacramento66Texas31Florida28Miami28San Francisco26Fort Worth17Austin14

Other trades hiring in California

General Contracting1,075Electrical791HVAC and mechanical508Fire Protection325Roofing291Glazing195Demolition189Concrete & Forming169Framing & Carpentry139Gas Fitting122Landscaping120Painting & Finishing120
Where this comes from. Open permit records published by City and County of San Francisco (DBI), City of Los Angeles (Building & Safety), City of Sacramento, City of San Diego. AEC Stack reads them daily, classifies the trades each job will need, and drops the jobs too large for a small contractor to bid.

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