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Greater Western Washington Pipe Trades Apprenticeship Committee
A paid job with training. It trains you for 2 occupations, and each one has its own pay.
Pay on day one
$21.21 to $35.11 an hour
Across its 2 occupations.
Journey rate
$42.41 to $70.22 an hour
The pay of a fully qualified worker.
How you get in
Find the program's contact details
L&I's listing for the program has the current contact details and any requirements that the program adds.
Open the program's L&I listingAsk when you can apply
Each program takes applications on its own schedule. Use the contact details in the L&I listing to ask when you can apply.
Before you sign, ask about the full cost, which hours are paid and how the classes work. See the 10 questions
What you earn
The 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 your pay on day one and the journey rate, and the program sets the pay steps in between.
| Occupation | Hours on the job | Day one an hour | Journey rate an hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumber | 10,000 hours | $35.11 | $70.22 |
| Residential Plumber | 6,000 hours | $21.21 | $42.41 |
Once you're in
- Plumber
- 10,000 hours on the job and 216 hours of classes, about 5 years if you work full time.
- Residential Plumber
- 6,000 hours on the job and 523 hours of classes, about 3 years if you work full time.
When you finish
The hours you work in the program count toward the experience that Washington requires for a plumber certificate of competency.
Program details
- Registered with
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Registration
- Active
- Program number
- 405
- Occupations
- Plumber
Residential Plumber - Union
- Yes
- Area
- Northwest Washington
- Address on the registration
- 780 Chrysler Drive Burlington WA 98233
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info@skilledladder.comOther plumber programs in Washington
See all 7 Washington programs- 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
- 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
- Aries Mechanical Inc. Apprenticeship CommitteeLakewood · Puget Sound and the PeninsulaPlumberJourney rate $56.50 an hour$28.25 on day one
Sources
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, apprenticeship registry (ARTS): programs
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, apprenticeship registry (ARTS): occupations and wage scales
- The program's L&I listing
L&I updates its apprenticeship registry every month.
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