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Sprinkler fitter apprenticeships in Washington

To become a sprinkler fitter in Washington, you can start in a registered apprenticeship (a paid job with training). You can compare 3 sprinkler fitter programs registered with the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) by what they pay.

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Pay on day one

$24.89 an hour

About $1,000 a week at 40 hours. Programs range from $17.78 to $30.19 an hour.

Journey rate

$55.30 an hour

About $2,210 a week at 40 hours: the pay of a fully qualified worker. Programs range from $39.50 to $71.89 an hour.

The middle of the 3 programs: half pay more and half pay less. Each program counts once, whatever its size.

How to get in

  1. 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 programs
  2. Ask 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 3 programs registered with the state, grouped by area, with the highest journey rate first.

3 programs

Sort by

Puget Sound and the Peninsula

1 program

Journey rate $71.89 an hour. Seattle.

Eastern Washington

2 programs

Journey rates $39.50 to $55.30 an hour. Columbia and Spokane Valley.

Run one of these programs? Send a correction to info@skilledladder.com.

Your hours count toward a license

The hours you work in one of these programs count toward the experience that Washington requires for a sprinkler fitter certificate. To get the certificate, you must also pass an exam.

See Washington sprinkler fitter licensing

Sources

  1. Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, apprenticeship registry (ARTS), programs
  2. 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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