Plumber apprenticeships in Oregon
To become a plumber in Oregon, you can start in a registered apprenticeship (a paid job with training). You can compare 12 plumbing programs registered with the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) by what they pay.
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Pay on day one
$20.10 an hour
About $800 a week at 40 hours. Programs range from $16.12 to $24.31 an hour.
Journey rate
$43.67 an hour
About $1,750 a week at 40 hours: the pay of a fully qualified worker. Programs range from $32.24 to $60.77 an hour.
The middle of the 12 programs: half pay more and half pay less. Each program counts once, whatever its size.
How to get in
Pick 2 or 3 programs near you
Use the list below. Each program's page says what it pays and how long it takes.
See the programsAsk each one when it takes applications
Each program takes applications on its own schedule. Each program's page links to where the state lists how to reach it.
Find a program near you
All 12 programs registered with the state, grouped by area, with the highest journey rate first.
12 programs
- Journey rateBest pay once you finish, first
- Pay on day oneBest pay when you start, first
- Name, A to Z
Area I
3 programs
Journey rates $43.33 to $60.77 an hour. Tualatin, Lake Oswego and Astoria.
- OR SW-WA NW-Ca Plmbr & Stmfittr JATCTualatin · Area IPlumberJourney rate $60.77 an hour$24.31 on day one · 10 pay steps
- Area I Plumbers JATCLake Oswego · Area IPlumberJourney rate $51.00 an hour$22.95 on day one · 8 pay steps
- North Coast Plumbers JATCAstoria · Area IPlumberJourney rate $43.33 an hour$19.50 on day one · 8 pay steps
Area II
1 program
Journey rate $45.34 an hour. Salem.
Area III
1 program
Journey rate $44.00 an hour. Eugene.
Area IV
1 program
Journey rate $41.55 an hour. Springfield.
Area V
2 programs
Journey rates $36.50 to $42.00 an hour. Springfield and Klamath Falls.
Area VI
3 programs
Journey rates $32.24 to $54.00 an hour. Pasco, Pendleton and Fruitland.
- Eastern Wa-Ne Oregon Pipe Trades JATCPasco, WA · Area VIPlumberRegistered in Oregon. The address on the registration is in Washington.Journey rate $54.00 an hour$24.30 on day one · 8 pay steps
- Blue Mountain JATCPendleton · Area VIPlumberJourney rate $38.99 an hour$17.55 on day one · 8 pay steps
- Ontario JATCFruitland, ID · Area VIPlumberRegistered in Oregon. The address on the registration is in Idaho.Journey rate $32.24 an hour$16.12 on day one · 8 pay steps
Area VII
1 program
Journey rate $47.94 an hour. Springfield.
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Your hours count toward a license
The hours you work in one of these programs count toward the experience that Oregon requires for a plumber license. To get the license, you must also pass an exam.
BOLI also registers pipefitter and steamfitter programs. The hours you work in one of those programs don't count toward an Oregon plumber license.
Sources
- Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, apprenticeship registry, occupations and pay steps
- Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, apprenticeship registry, active programs
Pay: Each program pays you from day one, and your pay rises in steps until you reach the journey rate (the hourly pay of a fully qualified worker). BOLI lists each journey rate in dollars and each pay step as a percentage of the journey rate. Pay on day one is the first percentage applied to the journey rate.
Every bar uses the same scale. The city is the one on the program's registration, and it's often an office or a union hall.
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