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Plumber apprenticeships in Virginia

A plumber apprenticeship is a paid job with training, and you don't need experience to start one. Virginia has 230 registered plumber apprenticeship programs, with 2,428 apprentices in training at the latest federal count.

Looking for electrical work? See the 536 electrician programs

Median pay when you start

$16.00 an hour

About $640 a week at 40 hours. The middle half of starting wages is $14.00 to $19.00 an hour.

Median pay at the end

$23.00 an hour

About $920 a week at 40 hours.

From 932 recent starting wages in 156 programs, and 357 people who finished recently in 77 programs. The 2 figures come from different groups of apprentices, not the same people followed from start to finish.

How to get in

  1. Pick 2 or 3 programs near you

    Use the list below. Search each program's name with its city to find it.

    See the programs

  2. Ask each one how to apply

    Each program takes applications in its own way. Ask each program how and when it takes applications.

    Local 10 in Richmond accepts applications all year. UA Local 110 in Chesapeake takes applications from early January to the end of May, and its classes start each September. When applications are closed, the UA Local 110 program page lists the next dates.

    UA Local 110 apprenticeship program page

Find a program near you

All 230 registered programs, grouped by who runs them, with the most apprentices first. The program inside prisons is at the end.

229 programs

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Union programs (JAC and JATC)

2 programs · 271 apprentices

A Joint Apprenticeship Committee (JAC or JATC) is the union and participating contractors working together.

Companies, schools and other programs

227 programs · 1,938 apprentices

Companies, schools and other sponsors run these programs.

Companies, schools and other programs
ProgramCityApprentices
Southern Air, Inc. (search the web)Also trains other tradesLynchburgRoanoke & the West135 apprentices
Augusta County Public Schools (search the web)Also trains other tradesVeronaRoanoke & the West108 apprentices
Atlantic Constructors (search the web)Also trains other tradesNorth ChesterfieldRichmond area103 apprentices
Colonial Webb Contractors (search the web)Also trains other tradesHenricoRichmond area102 apprentices
G.J. Hopkins Lacy (search the web)Also trains other tradesRoanokeRoanoke & the West78 apprentices
Moores Electrical & Mechanical Construction (search the web)Also trains other tradesAltavistaRoanoke & the West73 apprentices
Riddleberger Brothers, Inc. (search the web)Also trains other tradesMount CrawfordRoanoke & the West70 apprentices
Woodfin Heating Inc. / EMC Mechanical Services (search the web)Also trains other tradesRichmondRichmond area46 apprentices
Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic (search the web)Also trains other tradesNorfolkHampton Roads42 apprentices
JRC Mechanical, LLC (search the web)Also trains other tradesChesapeakeHampton Roads38 apprentices
Blauch Brothers, Inc (search the web)Also trains other tradesHarrisonburgRoanoke & the West37 apprentices
Southeastern Virginia P.H.C.C. (search the web)Newport NewsHampton Roads37 apprentices
Varney, Inc. (search the web)Also trains other tradesRoanokeRoanoke & the West37 apprentices
Albemarle Heating And Air, Inc. (search the web)CharlottesvilleRoanoke & the West29 apprentices
Southeastern Mechanical Inc. (search the web)Also trains other tradesChesapeakeHampton Roads29 apprentices
Colonialwebb Contractors (search the web)Also trains other tradesChesapeakeHampton Roads28 apprentices
Industrial Turnaround Corp. (search the web)Also trains other tradesChesterRichmond area28 apprentices
Miller's Services Incorporated (search the web)Also trains other tradesSaludaEverywhere else28 apprentices
Comfort Systems Of Virginia, Inc. (search the web)ChesapeakeHampton Roads24 apprentices
Davis & Green, Inc. (search the web)Also trains other tradesRichmondRichmond area24 apprentices
UVA Facilities Management (search the web)Also trains other tradesCharlottesvilleRoanoke & the West23 apprentices
Colonial Plumbing & Heating (search the web)Colonial HeightsRichmond area22 apprentices
Elias and Son Plumbing, LLC (search the web)ManassasNorthern Virginia20 apprentices
Bion, INC (search the web)ManassasNorthern Virginia19 apprentices
M&E Contractors, INC. (search the web)Also trains other tradesHenricoRichmond area19 apprentices
Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (search the web)Also trains other tradesArlingtonNorthern Virginia19 apprentices
Wisler Plumbing, Inc. (search the web)Also trains other tradesRocky MountRoanoke & the West19 apprentices
PRECISION PLUMBING and Drain Cleaning (search the web)ChesapeakeHampton Roads18 apprentices
Old Dominion Mechanical (search the web)Also trains other tradesRichmondRichmond area17 apprentices
James River Air Conditioning Co. (search the web)Also trains other tradesRichmondRichmond area16 apprentices
CFS Service Corporation (search the web)Also trains other tradesWoodbridgeNorthern Virginia15 apprentices
ETEC Mechanical Corporation (search the web)RichmondRichmond area15 apprentices
Watson Electrical Construction, LLC (search the web)Also trains other tradesChesapeakeHampton Roads15 apprentices
Colonial Webb Contractors (search the web)Also trains other tradesCharlottesvilleRoanoke & the West14 apprentices
Foster Plumbing & Heating, Inc (search the web)N ChesterfieldRichmond area14 apprentices
Reddick and Sons, Inc. (search the web)Also trains other tradesManassasNorthern Virginia14 apprentices
Virginia Technical Academy (search the web)Also trains other tradesNewport NewsHampton Roads14 apprentices
Norfolk Air Heating & Cooling Inc. (search the web)Also trains other tradesNorfolkHampton Roads13 apprentices
R.e.w. Corporation (search the web)Also trains other tradesPortsmouthHampton Roads13 apprentices
A-Able Plumbing, Inc. (search the web)Also trains other tradesBroadwayRoanoke & the West11 apprentices
D.e. Kirby Inc. (search the web)PortsmouthHampton Roads11 apprentices
Everett Mechanical Corp. (search the web)PortsmouthHampton Roads11 apprentices
Shapiro & Duncan, Inc (search the web)AlexandriaNorthern Virginia11 apprentices
Southside Mechanical Services (search the web)DanvilleRoanoke & the West11 apprentices
Bantam's Plumbing (search the web)MechanicsvilleRichmond area10 apprentices
Davcon, Inc. (search the web)Virginia BeachHampton Roads10 apprentices
Hickey Plumbing Air & Electrical (search the web)Also trains other tradesAmherstRoanoke & the West10 apprentices
Cropp-Metcalfe (search the web)FairfaxNorthern Virginia9 apprentices
Fairfax County Public Schools (search the web)Also trains other tradesFairfaxNorthern Virginia9 apprentices
JRC Services, LLC (search the web)Also trains other tradesNorfolkHampton Roads9 apprentices
Beck-Cohen, Inc. (search the web)CharlottesvilleRoanoke & the West8 apprentices
Capital Mechanical, LLC (search the web)DullesNorthern Virginia8 apprentices
John Nugent & Son, Inc (search the web)Also trains other tradesSterlingNorthern Virginia8 apprentices
Loudoun County Public Schools Maintenance Department (search the web)Also trains other tradesLeesburgNorthern Virginia8 apprentices
McDaniel Service (search the web)LortonNorthern Virginia8 apprentices
Mechanical Service Solutions Corp (search the web)Also trains other tradesVirginia BeachHampton Roads8 apprentices
Norfolk Plumbing, Inc. (search the web)NorfolkHampton Roads8 apprentices
Vertical Mechanical Group LLC (search the web)SterlingNorthern Virginia8 apprentices
Capitol Boiler Works (search the web)Also trains other tradesSpringfieldNorthern Virginia7 apprentices
Davken Mechanical (search the web)Virginia BeachHampton Roads7 apprentices
Howell's Heating & Air Conditioning (search the web)Also trains other tradesAshlandRichmond area7 apprentices
L & D Coates Inc. (search the web)MadisonEverywhere else7 apprentices
Navy Federal Credit Union - HQ Complex (search the web)Also trains other tradesViennaNorthern Virginia7 apprentices
Rush Electric Company (search the web)Also trains other tradesAlexandriaNorthern Virginia7 apprentices
Bay Mechanical Inc (search the web)Also trains other tradesVirginia BeachHampton Roads6 apprentices
Bradleigh Mechanical, Inc (search the web)SterlingNorthern Virginia6 apprentices
Branair, Inc. (search the web)ManassasNorthern Virginia6 apprentices
CST Mechanical, Inc. (search the web)Also trains other tradesHamptonHampton Roads6 apprentices
Great Eastern Resort Management (search the web)Also trains other tradesHarrisonburgRoanoke & the West6 apprentices
McKeever Electric and Plumbing (search the web)Also trains other tradesMechanicsvilleRichmond area6 apprentices
Centra Health (search the web)Also trains other tradesLynchburgRoanoke & the West5 apprentices
Chapman Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. (search the web)Also trains other tradesCovingtonRoanoke & the West5 apprentices
Flipp, Inc. (search the web)Also trains other tradesDillwynEverywhere else5 apprentices
Gilman Heating, Cooling And Plumbing (search the web)AshlandRichmond area5 apprentices
Hodges & Bryant, LLC (search the web)GloucesterHampton Roads5 apprentices
JRC Mechanical, LLC (search the web)ChesterfieldRichmond area5 apprentices
Kredier Mechanical, Inc. (search the web)RoanokeRoanoke & the West5 apprentices
Mechanical Resources Inc. (search the web)Also trains other tradesNewport NewsHampton Roads5 apprentices
Spotsylvania County Schools (search the web)FredericksburgNorthern Virginia5 apprentices
Wilhelm Mechanical LLC DBA Vern's Plumbing (search the web)BealetonEverywhere else5 apprentices
ZBZ Associates, Inc. (search the web)Virginia BeachHampton Roads5 apprentices
BC & C, LLC (search the web)Also trains other tradesWinchesterRoanoke & the West4 apprentices
Bradley Mechanical Co., LLC (search the web)Also trains other tradesRichmondRichmond area4 apprentices
Capitol Contractors Inc. (search the web)FredericksburgNorthern Virginia4 apprentices
Comfort Systems MidAtlantic LLC (search the web)South BostonEverywhere else4 apprentices
Harbor Mechanical, Inc. (search the web)YorktownHampton Roads4 apprentices
Linton Hall Home Improvement, LLC (search the web)MineralEverywhere else4 apprentices
Marines Service Company (search the web)ManassasNorthern Virginia4 apprentices
Navy Federal Credit Union (search the web)Also trains other tradesWinchesterRoanoke & the West4 apprentices
Philbrick Inc. (search the web)PortsmouthHampton Roads4 apprentices
Pitman Farms (search the web)Also trains other tradesDaytonRoanoke & the West4 apprentices
Plumbing Innovators, Inc. (search the web)FredericksburgNorthern Virginia4 apprentices
Premier Plumbing (search the web)ChesapeakeHampton Roads4 apprentices
R & B Inc (search the web)AlexandriaNorthern Virginia4 apprentices
Service Specialties, Inc (search the web)ChantillyNorthern Virginia4 apprentices
Special Plumbing, Inc. (search the web)SalemRoanoke & the West4 apprentices
Virginia Pipeworks (search the web)Virginia BeachHampton Roads4 apprentices
A&H Plumbing, Inc (search the web)SterlingNorthern Virginia3 apprentices
Barry And Sons Plumbing (search the web)NorfolkHampton Roads3 apprentices
Childress Heating & AC (search the web)FredericksburgNorthern Virginia3 apprentices
City of Newport News (search the web)Also trains other tradesNewport NewsHampton Roads3 apprentices
Craig Plumbing Company, LTD. (search the web)ChesapeakeHampton Roads3 apprentices
F.H. Furr Plumbing Heating AC & Electrical, Inc. (search the web)Also trains other tradesManassasNorthern Virginia3 apprentices
Great Deal Plumbing (search the web)Va. BeachHampton Roads3 apprentices
James River Mechanical (search the web)SmithfieldHampton Roads3 apprentices
Jeff Moore Plumbing, LLC (search the web)NorfolkHampton Roads3 apprentices
Kendal at Lexington (search the web)Also trains other tradesLexingtonRoanoke & the West3 apprentices
Laymans Contracting (search the web)WirtzRoanoke & the West3 apprentices
Nick's Plumbing, Inc. (search the web)ChesapeakeHampton Roads3 apprentices
PFOHL, Inc. dba Rome Mechanical (search the web)BlacksburgRoanoke & the West3 apprentices
Quality Plumbing & Mechanical, Inc. (search the web)Also trains other tradesChesapeakeHampton Roads3 apprentices
Roto Rooter Services Company (search the web)Virginia BeachHampton Roads3 apprentices
Trademasters Service Corp. (search the web)Also trains other tradesLortonNorthern Virginia3 apprentices
Va. Beach City Public Schools/Maintenance (search the web)Also trains other tradesVirginia BeachHampton Roads3 apprentices
Vailes Heating and Air (search the web)FishersvilleEverywhere else3 apprentices
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (VT) (search the web)Also trains other tradesBlacksburgRoanoke & the West3 apprentices
A-1 Sewer & Drain (search the web)Virginia BeachHampton Roads2 apprentices
Arrieta Construction, Inc. (search the web)HayesHampton Roads2 apprentices
Bell, BCI (search the web)HenricoRichmond area2 apprentices
City Of Norfolk Facility Maintenance (search the web)Also trains other tradesNorfolkHampton Roads2 apprentices
Colonial Webb Contractors (search the web)Also trains other tradesChantillyNorthern Virginia2 apprentices
Cornerstone Mechanical Solution Inc. (search the web)HaymarketNorthern Virginia2 apprentices
County of York (search the web)Also trains other tradesYorktownHampton Roads2 apprentices
Design And Build Plumbing (search the web)MidlothianRichmond area2 apprentices
Drain Wizard (search the web)Also trains other tradesSeafordHampton Roads2 apprentices
E & E Plumbing And Heating (search the web)Also trains other tradesStuarts DraftRoanoke & the West2 apprentices
FutureWorks, LLC (search the web)Also trains other tradesBedfordRoanoke & the West2 apprentices
J.F. Whitlow Jr. & Sons (search the web)PortsmouthHampton Roads2 apprentices
M. E. Flow, Inc (search the web)LeesburgNorthern Virginia2 apprentices
Professional Plumbing Solutions (search the web)King GeorgeNorthern Virginia2 apprentices
R.J. Tilley Plumbing And Heating (search the web)Glen AllenRichmond area2 apprentices
Stafford County Schools - Maintenance (search the web)Also trains other tradesFredericksburgNorthern Virginia2 apprentices
Superior Plumbing (search the web)NorfolkHampton Roads2 apprentices
T.A. Paris (search the web)KilmarnockEverywhere else2 apprentices
W.e. Brown, Inc. (search the web)Also trains other tradesCharlottesvilleRoanoke & the West2 apprentices
Water Management (search the web)AlexandriaNorthern Virginia2 apprentices
1 Plumber 4 U (search the web)Virginia BeachHampton Roads1 apprentices
After Hours Plumbing (search the web)Virginia BeachHampton Roads1 apprentices
All Pro Plumbing (search the web)FredericksburgNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
All Time Plumbing And Drain Cleaning (search the web)Virginia BeachHampton Roads1 apprentices
Augustine Plumbing LLC (search the web)PurcellvilleNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
B. and Z. Services, INC (search the web)NorfolkHampton Roads1 apprentices
Barnett Plumbing Inc. (search the web)ChesapeakeHampton Roads1 apprentices
Blue Water Plumbing (search the web)ChesapeakeHampton Roads1 apprentices
Brown's Heating & Air (search the web)LynchburgRoanoke & the West1 apprentices
Budget Plumbing & Drain Cleaning (search the web)NorfolkHampton Roads1 apprentices
Carroll V. Shreve & Sons, Inc. (search the web)Also trains other tradesColonial BeachNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
City Wide Services (search the web)Also trains other tradesNorfolkHampton Roads1 apprentices
Clearwater Plumbing & Repair, Inc. (search the web)NokesvilleNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
Conken Plumbing (search the web)SuffolkHampton Roads1 apprentices
Copperhead Plumbing (search the web)RoanokeRoanoke & the West1 apprentices
Dan White Plumbing, Heating and Gas, LLC (search the web)CarrolltonHampton Roads1 apprentices
Dr. Drain Good Plumbing (search the web)PortsmouthHampton Roads1 apprentices
Dudley Plumbing (search the web)WirtzRoanoke & the West1 apprentices
Dupee Plumbing, Inc. (search the web)FredericksburgNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
Dwyer Plumbing Inc (search the web)LortonNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
E A Kiker & Sons Plumbing (search the web)PurcellvilleNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
East Coast Plumbing & Heating (search the web)Virginia BeachHampton Roads1 apprentices
Eastern Mennonite University (search the web)HarrisonburgRoanoke & the West1 apprentices
Fairfax CO Water Authority (search the web)Also trains other tradesFairfaxNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
Faith Plumbing, LLC (search the web)HuddlestonEverywhere else1 apprentices
Fitch Services (search the web)Also trains other tradesCharlottesvilleRoanoke & the West1 apprentices
Green Water Plumbing Contractor Inc (search the web)ManassasNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
Hampton Roads Executive Airport (search the web)Also trains other tradesChesapeakeHampton Roads1 apprentices
Home Service Doctor (search the web)FairfaxNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
J. Kittelberger & Sons, Inc. (search the web)LortonNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
Landes Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. (search the web)HarrisonburgRoanoke & the West1 apprentices
Longs Corporation (search the web)FairfaxNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
Mermaid Water Systems (search the web)ManassasNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
Milstead and Milstead, Inc. (search the web)FredericksburgNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
Northern Plumbing LLC (search the web)WoodbridgeNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
Nuckols Plumbing (search the web)RichmondRichmond area1 apprentices
Pelican Bay Plumbing (search the web)Virginia BeachHampton Roads1 apprentices
Perry Aire Services (search the web)Also trains other tradesFredericksburgNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
Pioneer Plumbing Inc (search the web)Natural Bridge StationRoanoke & the West1 apprentices
Plumbing Unlimited (search the web)NorfolkHampton Roads1 apprentices
R.C. Gochenour & Son Plumbing, LLC (search the web)ShenandoahEverywhere else1 apprentices
Remco, Inc (search the web)AshlandRichmond area1 apprentices
Riverside Regional Medical Center (search the web)Also trains other tradesNewport NewsHampton Roads1 apprentices
Rob Bertolino Plumbing & Heating (search the web)Virginia BeachHampton Roads1 apprentices
Sentara Health Systems (search the web)Also trains other tradesNorfolkHampton Roads1 apprentices
Serenity Plumbing (search the web)MidlothianRichmond area1 apprentices
Shackelford's Plumbing (search the web)FredericksburgNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Facilities) (search the web)Also trains other tradesWilliamsburgHampton Roads1 apprentices
University Of Mary Washington - Facilities (search the web)Also trains other tradesFredericksburgNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
Unlimited Plumbing & Piping (search the web)SterlingNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
Virginia Commonwealth University Facilities Management (search the web)Also trains other tradesRichmondRichmond area1 apprentices
Virginia Military Institute (search the web)Also trains other tradesLexingtonRoanoke & the West1 apprentices
Wade Plumbing Company, LLC. (search the web)FredericksburgNorthern Virginia1 apprentices
ABM (search the web)AlexandriaNorthern Virginia0 apprentices
Acme Mechanical Contractors of VA Inc. (search the web)ManassasNorthern Virginia0 apprentices
Aire Serv Heating & Air Conditioning (search the web)Front RoyalRoanoke & the West0 apprentices
All Weather Contracting, LLC (search the web)Also trains other tradesVirginia BeachHampton Roads0 apprentices
Alonge Enterprises LTD (search the web)Also trains other tradesFairfaxNorthern Virginia0 apprentices
American Boiler, Inc (search the web)AlexandriaNorthern Virginia0 apprentices
Atlantic Green, LLC (search the web)FredericksburgNorthern Virginia0 apprentices
Big Time Plumbing (search the web)SalemRoanoke & the West0 apprentices
Budlong Enterprises Incorporated (search the web)Newport NewsHampton Roads0 apprentices
Clover Contracting, LLC (search the web)GainesvilleNorthern Virginia0 apprentices
Cox Construction, Inc (search the web)LyndhurstRoanoke & the West0 apprentices
Culley Mechanical (search the web)AshlandRichmond area0 apprentices
Davis Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electric (search the web)Rocky MountRoanoke & the West0 apprentices
Fluor Federal Solutions LLC (search the web)Also trains other tradesRestonNorthern Virginia0 apprentices
George Mason University - Maintenance Department (search the web)Also trains other tradesFairfaxNorthern Virginia0 apprentices
GNS Services LLC (search the web)WoodbridgeNorthern Virginia0 apprentices
Hampton City Schools (search the web)Also trains other tradesHamptonHampton Roads0 apprentices
High Flow Plumbing (search the web)AlexandriaNorthern Virginia0 apprentices
Joint Forces Plumbing (search the web)FredericksburgNorthern Virginia0 apprentices
Lockhart Plumbing and Remodelong (search the web)Colonial HeightsRichmond area0 apprentices
Mary Washington Hospital - Facilities (search the web)Also trains other tradesFredericksburgNorthern Virginia0 apprentices
McCoy Plumbing and Heating Incorporated (search the web)NorfolkHampton Roads0 apprentices
P. W. Stilwell Plumbing & Heating, Inc (search the web)Brandy StationEverywhere else0 apprentices
Panacea, Inc (search the web)ViennaNorthern Virginia0 apprentices
Phoenix II Plumbing (search the web)ArlingtonNorthern Virginia0 apprentices
Pipe Hitter Plumbing (search the web)LeesburgNorthern Virginia0 apprentices
Plumb Crazy (search the web)LeesburgNorthern Virginia0 apprentices
Plumbing Specialists, Inc (search the web)SalemRoanoke & the West0 apprentices
Precision Plumbing (search the web)MontpelierRichmond area0 apprentices
Prince William County Government - Department of Facilities & Fleet Management (search the web)Also trains other tradesWoodbridgeNorthern Virginia0 apprentices
Southern Trust Home Services (search the web)Also trains other tradesRoanokeRoanoke & the West0 apprentices
Spruills Plumbing, LLC (search the web)ChesapeakeHampton Roads0 apprentices
Sure Flow Plumbing (search the web)LexingtonRoanoke & the West0 apprentices
Syd's Plumbing (search the web)McleanEverywhere else0 apprentices
The Service Company of Virginia (search the web)AshlandRichmond area0 apprentices
Tidewater Community College (search the web)Virginia BeachHampton Roads0 apprentices
Triple State Plumbing (search the web)ArlingtonNorthern Virginia0 apprentices
Valley Well & Water Solutions Inc. (search the web)BroadwayRoanoke & the West0 apprentices

Also trains other trades: these 89 sponsors train more than one trade, so their count includes apprentices in their other trades. A count of 0 means the federal data recorded no apprentices in training, and it doesn't always mean the program has closed.

Programs inside prisons

The Virginia Department of Corrections runs 1 of the 230 programs. This program trains people who are incarcerated. You can't apply to this program from outside, and the wage figures don't include it.

  • Virginia Department of Corrections, Correctional EducationRichmond219 apprentices

How one program works: UA Local 110

Each program runs in its own way. This is how one of them takes apprentices and trains them, as its own pages describe it.

UA Local 110

  1. 1

    Check the UA Local 110 application dates

    UA Local 110 in Chesapeake accepts applications during the dates it posts on its program page.

  2. 2

    Send your application

    You must be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma or GED, hold a valid driver's license and be able to pass a drug test. If you have a criminal record, you can still apply, but UA Local 110 says a record may limit which job sites you can work on.

  3. 3

    Take the math evaluation

    You complete a math evaluation as part of the selection process.

  4. 4

    Work and attend classes

    The UA Local 110 apprenticeship is 10,000 hours on the job and 1,000 classroom hours over 5 years. Your first year is a probationary period of 1,700 to 2,000 hours, and you buy your own textbooks. You choose a specialization in year 3 and complete OSHA 30, medical gas, rigging and CPR training.

UA Local 110 apprenticeship program page UA Local 110 apprenticeship application

More from the programs

An hour to start at Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 10 in Richmond

$19.80

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 10 is the largest program open to outside applicants. A first-year apprentice in Richmond earns 55% of the $36.00 journeyman rate, which is $19.80 an hour, and the percentage rises each year to 90% in year 5. The Roanoke-area scale at Local 10 is lower and has different steps.

To apply for the journeyman license when you finish

$171.75

The Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) charges $171.75 for the journeyman license application. Completing a registered apprenticeship is one way to qualify for the license. You send the stamped apprenticeship completion form with your application, and you don't need to complete the experience questionnaire.

To apply to Local 10 in Richmond, you must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or GED. Local 10 has no aptitude test and takes applications all year. You go on the Local 10 out-of-work list, and Local 10 calls names in the order it received them.

Once Local 10 places you with a contractor, you can enter the apprenticeship. If you already have plumbing experience, you can take a hands-on skill evaluation for advanced standing.

The Local 10 apprenticeship takes 5 years. Classes run from September to April, 2 evenings a week from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm and every other Saturday from 7 am to 5 pm. You aren't paid for class time, and tuition is $1,100 a year.

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 10 wage rates DPOR tradesman license application Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 10 frequently asked questions

Your license in Virginia

To work as a plumber in Virginia, you need your own license from DPOR, whoever you work for. As an apprentice, you work under a licensed tradesman's supervision.

See how plumber licensing works in Virginia

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Labor national apprenticeship data, extract of August 17, 2026: the programs, the apprentice counts, the 2 state median wages, the range of starting wages and the median starting wage at UA Local 110
  2. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 10 frequently asked questions and published wage rates: the Richmond wage scale, the tuition, the class times and the out-of-work list
  3. UA Local 110 apprenticeship program page and application: the application dates, the math evaluation, the hours and the criminal record policy
  4. Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, tradesmen pages and license application: the $171.75 fee and the apprenticeship route to the license

The U.S. Department of Labor data has 23 Virginia filings whose registration numbers name a different state. No figure counts those filings. Every bar uses the same scale.

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