How to become a Plumbing Inspector
Inspects plumbing work to ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
Main tasks
- Conducts site inspections of plumbing installations to ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations
- Reviews plans and specifications for plumbing installations to ensure compliance with building codes and regulations
- Issues permits and certificates of compliance for plumbing installations
- Investigates complaints and reports of non-compliance with plumbing regulations
- Provides advice and guidance to Plumbers and property owners on compliance requirements
- Prepares reports and documentation detailing findings and recommendations for corrective action
- Collaborates with other regulatory agencies and stakeholders to ensure consistent enforcement of plumbing regulations
Ways in
- TAFE and VET: Certificate III in Gas Fitting (CPC32720); Certificate III in Plumbing (CPC32420); Certificate III in Roof Plumbing (CPC32620); Certificate IV in Plumbing and Services (CPC40920)
- Licence or registration: Registration or licensing is required.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Typical full-time pay: $118,560 a year
- About 84,200 people work in this job group now, and about 96,100 are projected by 2035. (+14.2%)
- Many tasks in this job could be automated by AI. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as high.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Plumbing Inspector?
Ways in include: Certificate III in Gas Fitting; Certificate III in Plumbing.
How much does a Plumbing Inspector earn in Australia?
Median full-time pay is $118,560 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Is a Plumbing Inspector a growing career in Australia?
Yes. Employment is projected to grow 14% by 2035, from about 84,200 to about 96,100 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Do you need a degree to become a Plumbing Inspector?
Usually not. Only 5% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate III in Gas Fitting; Certificate III in Plumbing.
Will AI change the work of a Plumbing Inspector?
Many tasks in this job could be automated by AI. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as high.
Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04
Updated 2026-10-04