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Plumber apprenticeships in Washington
To become a plumber in Washington, you can start in a registered apprenticeship (a paid job with training). You can compare 7 plumbing programs registered with the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) by what they pay.
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Pay on day one
$23.13 an hour
About $930 a week at 40 hours. Programs range from $15.68 to $36.36 an hour.
Journey rate
$56.50 an hour
About $2,260 a week at 40 hours: the pay of a fully qualified worker. Programs range from $33.73 to $77.21 an hour.
The middle of the 7 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 7 programs registered with the state, grouped by area, with the highest journey rate first.
7 programs
- Journey rateBest pay once you finish, first
- Pay on day oneBest pay when you start, first
- Name, A to Z
Puget Sound and the Peninsula
4 programs
Journey rates $33.73 to $77.21 an hour. Renton, Lakewood, Bellevue and Olympia.
- Seattle Area Plumbers Housing Plumbers Pipefitters HVAC-Service Controls Technician/Refrigeration Mechanics and Marine Pipefitters Apprenticeship CommitteeRenton · Puget Sound and the Peninsula4 occupations: lowest pay on day one, highest journey rateJourney rate $77.21 an hour$36.36 on day one
- Aries Mechanical Inc. Apprenticeship CommitteeLakewood · Puget Sound and the PeninsulaPlumberJourney rate $56.50 an hour$28.25 on day one
- Construction Industry Training Council of Washington - PlumberBellevue · Puget Sound and the PeninsulaPlumberJourney rate $54.65 an hour$21.86 on day one
- Department of Social & Health Services Trades Apprenticeship ProgramOlympia · Puget Sound and the PeninsulaPlumberJourney rate $33.73 an hour$23.61 on day one
Northwest Washington
1 program
Journey rate $70.22 an hour. Burlington.
Eastern Washington
2 programs
Journey rates $51.39 to $65.20 an hour. Pasco and Spokane.
- Eastern Washington - Northeast Oregon Pipe Trades Apprenticeship CommitteePasco · Eastern Washington2 occupations: lowest pay on day one, highest journey rateJourney rate $65.20 an hour$15.68 on day one
- Inland Empire Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Apprenticeship Training CommitteeSpokane · Eastern Washington2 occupations: lowest pay on day one, highest journey rateJourney rate $51.39 an hour$23.13 on day one
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Your hours count toward a license
The hours you work in one of these programs count toward the experience that Washington requires for a plumber certificate of competency. To get the certificate of competency, you must also pass an exam.
L&I also registers pipefitter, steamfitter and marine pipefitter programs. The hours you work in one of those programs don't count toward a state plumber certificate of competency.
Sources
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, apprenticeship registry (ARTS), programs
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, apprenticeship registry (ARTS), occupations and wage scales
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). L&I lists both rates for each program, and each program sets the pay steps in between.
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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