Job Title: Residential Plumber Company: Mr. Rooter Plumbing (Trades Holding Company / local franchise) Location: 2041 W. Enterprise Ave, Muncie, IN 47304 (on-site) Type: Full-time Pay: $75,000 – $120,000 per year (depending on experience) Sign-on bonus: $5,000 (listed on posting)
Role Summary:
Run residential service calls: troubleshoot and repair plumbing systems, perform inspections, install and replace fixtures, communicate repair options to customers, and follow the employer’s service process from call to completion. The role requires lifting and physical work and an ability to work independently in customers’ homes.
Highlights:
Competitive base pay plus incentives; company van provided.
Benefits include medical/dental/vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, paid training, and uniforms.
Recent posting (July 2025) with an explicit pay band and sign-on bonus—good for experienced plumbers seeking steady service work and advancement.
Would You Take This Job?
This is a stable, well-paid service-technician role with company vehicle and benefits—great if you like steady residential work and commissioned incentives. Considerations: customer-facing environment, physical demands, and variable schedules. Would you take this job? Why or why not?
Pay looks solid for Muncie if there’s a real base and not all commission, but Mr. Rooter franchises can be sales-heavy with weekend/on-call. I’d want clarity on flat-rate vs commission, upsell quotas, on-call rotation, paid drive time, and whether they supply the van/tools — did they list any of that?
Range looks solid for Muncie, but is that base plus commission or mostly flat-rate with heavy bonuses? My experience with Mr. Rooter franchises is they can be sales-heavy with spiffs for water heaters/softeners and memberships, so quotas matter.
I worked at a Mr. Rooter for a bit — money was solid when the board was full, but slow weeks stung because it was flat-rate with SPIFFs. Ask for the pay mix in writing, the on-call rotation, and when the $5k pays (mine was split over 6 months).
Get the pay plan in writing and run a quick scenario: “On a $1,200 40-gal water heater swap, after parts, permit, and any splits/SPIFFs, what’s my actual take-home?” Also ask how callbacks are handled (do they claw back commission) and what the on-call rotation averages in January vs July.