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Eastern Washington-Northeast Oregon Pipe Trades Apprenticeship Committee

Eastern Washington-Northeast Oregon Pipe Trades Apprenticeship Committee is an union training center (ua) in Pasco, Washington offering plumber, residential plumber and maintenance plumber/steamfitter. Its training is run by UA Local 598.

Plumbing programs at Eastern Washington-Northeast Oregon Pipe Trades Apprenticeship Committee

ProgramCredentialLengthTuition
PlumberCertificate or training programTypically 4 to 5 yearsPaid training
Residential PlumberCertificate or training programTypically 4 to 5 yearsPaid training
Maintenance Plumber/SteamfitterCertificate or training programTypically 4 to 5 yearsPaid training
Maintenance Plumber/Steamfitter apprenticeshipRegistered apprenticeship4 yearsPaid training
Plumber apprenticeshipRegistered apprenticeship5 yearsPaid training
Residential Plumber apprenticeshipRegistered apprenticeship3 yearsPaid training
Registered pipe trades apprenticeshipRegistered apprenticeshipTypically 4 to 5 yearsPaid training

Program details

Program length
4 years
Format
Mix of in-person and online
Apprentice pay
Average $54.00 an hour (as of June 2022)

What to expect

Union plumbing apprenticeships are paid training. You work for a union contractor under journey-level plumbers and attend classes at the training center, usually for five years, earning raises as your hours and skills grow. Apprentices typically complete about 2,000 hours of paid on-the-job training a year plus several hundred hours of classroom instruction, and finish as journey-level plumbers. Contact the training center for the application window, the aptitude test and the interview schedule.

Union hall: UA Local 598 meets at 1328 Rd 28, Pasco, Wa 99301, (509) 545-1446.

What plumbers earn in Washington

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters in Washington earn a median $81,030 a year ($38.96 an hour). The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,490 and the top 10% earn over $141,860. Nationally the median is $63,800. See plumber pay in every state.

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Contact Eastern Washington-Northeast Oregon Pipe Trades Apprenticeship Committee directly to confirm start dates, costs and openings. Is something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.

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