Plumber apprenticeships in California

Starts at $27/hrNext start Jul 7

The piping apprenticeship is a five-year program with on-the-job training and classroom instruction.

Starts at $26/hrJourneyman $56/hrDeadline May 5

The program provides comprehensive foundation training in fire suppression systems.

Starts at $24/hrJourneyman $54/hr

UA Local 460 Pipe Trades Apprenticeship covers Plumbers, Pipefitters, Steamfitters; Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics/Installers.

Deadline Apr 10

The Plumbers & Steamfitters Apprenticeship Program leads to Journeyman status in plumbing and steamfitting trades.

UA Local 342 offers a comprehensive 5-year apprenticeship program across four trades, providing both on-the-job training and classroom instruction.

UA Local 355 operates a J.A.T.C. focused on training apprentices in utility and landscape fitting trades, including underground utility work, landscape irrigation, and related pipefitting/plumbing skills.

Five-year registered apprenticeship program in Sprinkler Fitting with classroom instruction and hands-on training.

UA Local 582 offers training in Plumbing and Steam Fitting – Pipe Fitting through its Orange County Plumbers & Steamfitters J.A.T.C. program.

UA Local 447 offers apprenticeship training in Plumbing, Pipe Fitting, and HVAC Service, with advanced certifications available.

Next start Jan 14

The UA Local 467 Apprenticeship offers training in Plumbing, Pipefitting, Refrigeration Fitting (HVACR), and Steamfitting through a combination of on-the-job training and classroom instruction.

UA Local 398 offers apprenticeship programs for new entrants to trades like plumbing, HVACR, steamfitting, and welding.

UA Local 230 offers a unified Pipe Trades Apprenticeship covering plumbing, steamfitting, pipefitting, refrigeration, and HVAC/R for commercial, industrial, and residential construction.

The UA Local 343 Apprenticeship offers a comprehensive training program for Plumbers, Steamfitters, and Pipe Fitters, combining classroom instruction with on-the-job training over a five-year period.

Biennial intake (next 2027); $59.50-$70/hr journeyman; Bay Area

UA Local 114 offers a registered apprenticeship program in pipe trades (plumbers, pipefitters, welders) serving Santa Barbara County, California.

HS diploma/GED; valid transportation; transcripts/birth cert/DD214

UA Local 364 offers apprenticeships in plumbing, steamfitting, HVAC, and refrigeration, covering commercial, industrial, and residential construction applications.

The UA Local 345 Apprenticeship offers training in Landscape/Irrigation, Sewer & Storm Drain Underground Industrial Piping, approved by the California DAS and recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor.

UA Local 250 offers apprenticeship programs for Steamfitters, Industrial Pipefitters, Welders, Plumbers, and HVACR technicians, emphasizing 'earn while you learn' with work placement.

Journeyman $42/hr

UA Local 484 offers a 5-year apprenticeship program in Plumbing, Pipefitting, Steamfitting, Welding, and HVACR Service, registered with the State of California.

UA Local 228 offers apprenticeship training through the Northern California Area Plumbers, Pipe and Refrigeration Fitters Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (J.A.T.C.).