Union plumbing training centers
United Association (UA) locals and their joint apprenticeship committees run some of the largest plumbing apprenticeships. Training is paid for by the union and its contractors, and apprentices earn wages from day one.
Choose a state
- Alabama (3)
- Alaska (3)
- Arizona (1)
- Arkansas (2)
- California (19)
- Colorado (3)
- Connecticut (1)
- Delaware (1)
- Florida (6)
- Georgia (1)
- Idaho (2)
- Illinois (13)
- Indiana (5)
- Iowa (2)
- Kansas (1)
- Kentucky (2)
- Louisiana (1)
- Maine (1)
- Maryland (3)
- Massachusetts (2)
- Michigan (6)
- Minnesota (3)
- Mississippi (1)
- Missouri (1)
- Montana (3)
- Nebraska (1)
- Nevada (2)
- New Hampshire (1)
- New Jersey (3)
- New York (8)
- Ohio (12)
- Oklahoma (2)
- Oregon (7)
- Pennsylvania (2)
- Rhode Island (1)
- Tennessee (4)
- Texas (9)
- Utah (1)
- Virginia (2)
- Washington (4)
- West Virginia (4)
- Wisconsin (9)
- Wyoming (1)
What to know before you apply
Apprentices are paid while they train, and the program is usually paid for by the employers and the union rather than by you. Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters earn a median $63,800 a year nationally. Learn more in our guide to how plumbing apprenticeships work, or compare plumber pay by state.