Renovation & BuildingEntry levelPlumbing
Plumbing Apprentice
Paid apprenticeship into a licensed, recession-resistant trade.
What you'd actually do
- Assist with rough-in and fixture setting
- Cut, join, and support pipe
- Learn code and venting principles
- Attend classroom instruction
The facts
- Training time
- 4-5 year apprenticeship
- Experience expected
- None
- Physical demand
- moderate
- Room to advance
- strong
- Path to ownership
- low
- Level
- Entry level
Work environment
Job sites · Indoors · Crawl spaces · Team-based
Skills
Core to the job
- Manual labor
- Hand & power tools
- Jobsite safety
- Pipefitting & fusion
Helps you stand out
- Plumbing
- Measuring & layout
- Practical math
- Troubleshooting
Education & credentials
- High school diploma or GED
- Registered apprenticeship
- Apprenticeship registrationUsually required
Required to accrue licensed hours in most states.
Licensing rules vary by state, county, and job scope. Always confirm what applies where you plan to work.
Where this leads
Plumber
Renovation & BuildingSkilled
Licensed trade with constant demand. Skills carry directly into irrigation and agricultural water systems.
- Training:
- 4-5 years
- Experience:
- 4-5 years
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Heating and cooling installs and service. Heat pumps have made this one of the fastest-growing trades in the efficiency economy.
- Training:
- 1-3 years
- Experience:
- 1-3 years
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