Seattle and Vicinity Sprinkler Fitters Apprenticeship Committee

How you get in

1. 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 listing

2. Ask 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.

Once you're in

Length

10,000 hours on the job and 720 hours of classes, about 5 years if you work full time.

When you finish

To work as a sprinkler fitter in Washington, you need a state certificate. For the journey-level sprinkler fitter certificate, you need 8,000 hours of trade-related fire protection sprinkler fitting experience, and the hours you work in the program count toward the 8,000 hours.

Program details

Registered with

Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)

Registration

Active

Program number

66

Occupation

Sprinkler Fitter

Union

Yes

Area

Puget Sound and the Peninsula

Address on the registration

6737 Corson Ave South Seattle WA 98108