Full Job Description
Residential Plumber – Commission Based | The Honest Plumbers
Commission-based residential plumbing position averaging $40-60+/hour depending on experience, availability, and job type. Expected commitment is approximately 20-40 hours per week covering residential plumbing service calls throughout Washington DC, Fairfax, Arlington, Baltimore, and surrounding areas.
This position is ideal for an experienced licensed plumber looking for flexible side work and consistent residential service calls without needing to handle customer service, marketing, scheduling, or payment collection.
We handle the calls, scheduling, customer communication, and payment processing. Your responsibility is to show up professionally, diagnose the issue, provide accurate quotes when needed, and complete the work properly. We are actively growing and looking for long-term technicians who want consistent residential service work without needing to handle customer acquisition or scheduling. Reliable technicians with strong communication and availability will receive priority for higher-volume service opportunities.
Duties
- Residential home service plumbing
- Drain cleaning and stoppages
- Toilet repair and replacement
- Faucet and fixture replacement
- Leak diagnosis and repair
- Water heater diagnosis and replacement
- Sump pump diagnosis and replacement
- Garbage disposal replacement
- Diagnosing plumbing issues and quoting customers
- Communicating clearly regarding availability, ETAs, and job updates
- Servicing all jobs assigned within Washington DC, Fairfax, and Arlington areas
Qualifications
- Licensed and insured plumber required
- Minimum 2+ years of residential plumbing experience preferred
- Must have own vehicle and plumbing tools
- Must be comfortable with commission/profit split compensation
- Ability to diagnose and complete jobs independently
- Must be reliable with strong communication
- Must proactively communicate schedule changes or availability updates
- Must be comfortable with management handling calls, customer service, scheduling, and payment collection
- Good English communication skills required
- Consistent communication and reliability are required
Compensation & Benefits
- Paid per inspection/service call
- Commission/profit split on completed jobs
- Flexible scheduling with the ability to choose your own hours
- Consistent residential plumbing service calls provided
- No lead generation or customer acquisition required
- Typical jobs include residential service calls, diagnostics, replacements, and emergency plumbing requests.
Pay:
Commission based.
60% the plumber, 40% the company
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Choose your own hours
Work Location:
In person
Pay: $40.00 - $80.00 per hour
Benefits:
Application Question(s):
- Do you have your own vehicle, plumbing tools, and active insurance coverage?
- Are you comfortable working under a commission/profit-split structure (typically around 60% technician / 40% company depending on the job) where leads, scheduling, customer communication, and payment processing are handled by management? Technicians can expect multiple service calls per week, including occasional same-day and weekend opportunities depending on availability and workload throughout Arlington, Fairfax, and Washington DC.
- Are you able to commute to areas around Fairfax and DC regularly?
Experience:
- Plumbing: 2 years (Required)
Language:
License/Certification:
- Plumbing License (Required)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Required)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
