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Plumber apprenticeships in Alaska

Alaska has 46 registered plumber apprenticeship programs: 3 union and 43 open shop.1 Apprentices are hired and paid while they learn. The hours count toward the journeyman license (8,000 hours).2

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46 programs

  1. 360 Plumbing LLC

    Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  2. 907 Heating & Plumbing

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  3. A-laska Plumbing Heating & Construction Services

    Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  4. Al Fish Plumbing, LLC

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  5. Alaska Plumbing & Heating

    Auke Bay · Juneau City and Borough

    Open shop

  6. Alaska Plumbing Service, LLC

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  7. All American AK Plumbing & Heating

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  8. All Seasons Plumbing and Heating, LLC

    Fritz Creek · Kenai Peninsula Borough

    Open shop

  9. All-Star Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  10. Alpha Plumbing & Heating

    Fairbanks · Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

    Open shop

  11. Anchorage Alaska Area Pipe Trades Local 367 JATC

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Union

  12. APEX Plumbing & Heating Services, LLC

    Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  13. Big Foot Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  14. Boiler Man Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

    Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  15. Circle Plumbing and Heating

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  16. Clear Water Plumbing and Heating LLC

    Haines · Haines Borough

    Open shop

  17. Daleco Plumbing and Heating

    Homer · Kenai Peninsula Borough

    Open shop

  18. Dawsons Plumbing and Heating, Inc.

    North Pole · Fairbanks North Star Borough

    Open shop

  19. Eayrs Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Homer · Kenai Peninsula Borough

    Open shop

  20. Erwin Plumbing & Heating

    Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  21. Fairbanks Area Plumbers & Pipefitters JATC

    Fairbanks · Fairbanks North Star Borough

    Union

  22. Fedor's Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  23. Flow Star Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  24. Frontier Plumbing & Heating LLC

    Ketchikan · Ketchikan Gateway Borough

    Open shop

  25. Glacier Plumbing and Heating

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  26. H & M Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

    Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  27. Hard Rok Plumbing and Heating, LLC

    Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  28. Icy Strait Plumbing and Heating

    Juneau · Juneau City and Borough

    Open shop

  29. J&S Plumbing & Heating

    Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  30. JGH Plumbing & Heating, Incorporated

    Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  31. Journeyman Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

    Kenai · Kenai Peninsula Borough

    Open shop

  32. Juneau Plumbers Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee

    Juneau · Juneau City and Borough

    Union

  33. Kenai Comfort Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Soldotna · Kenai Peninsula Borough

    Open shop

  34. Larry's Plumbing and Heating, Inc.

    Kodiak · Kodiak Island Borough

    Open shop

  35. Living Waters Plumbing & Mechanical

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  36. Nollie's Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  37. Northern Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  38. Paragon Plumbing & Heating, Inc

    Fairbanks · Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

    Open shop

  39. Partusch Plumbing and Heating LLC

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  40. Patrick SOS Plumbing, Inc

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

  41. Pleasants Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Juneau · Juneau City and Borough

    Open shop

  42. Rock Solid Plumbing & Heating

    Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  43. Roe Mechanical Company DBA Scottie's Plumbing

    Fairbanks · Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

    Open shop

  44. Runstrom Plumbing & Heating

    Houston · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Open shop

  45. Scott's Heating & Plumbing Services, Inc.

    Kodiak · Kodiak Island Borough

    Open shop

  46. Tauman Mechanical Plumbing & Heating, LLC

    Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality

    Open shop

Union or open shop?

Union

Run by a joint committee run by the United Association (UA) local and union contractors. You apply to the committee, take an aptitude test and an interview, and wait on a ranked list. The committee sends you to its contractors.

Pay is a set share of the union journey-level rate and steps up on a schedule. Classes are nights or week-long blocks, usually paid for by the program.

Open shop

Run by PHCC, ABC or a single plumbing contractor. You usually get hired by a member contractor first, and the contractor enrolls you.

Your employer sets the pay and the raises. Classes are nights or weekends, and some programs charge tuition.

What do programs ask for?

Applying this month

  1. Get your papers together1 week

    High school transcript or GED, a photo ID, and your birth certificate or proof of age. Programs that ask for algebra want the transcript that shows it.

    Time
    1 week
  2. Practice for the aptitude test2 to 4 weeks

    Union programs test algebra and reading. A few evenings with a practice test helps your ranking.

    Time
    2 to 4 weeks
  3. Pick three programs and check their dates1 evening

    Union programs take applications in set windows, some once a year. Open-shop programs and employer programs often take them year-round.

    Time
    1 evening
    Back to the program list
  4. Apply, then keep working

    Apply to all three. While you wait, a helper or trainee job with a licensed contractor gives you hours and a reference.

    The license steps

Can't get in yet?

Pre-apprenticeship

Short programs, often free, that teach the basics and help with the application. Ask the programs above which ones they take graduates from.

Start on a crew

Licensed contractors hire helpers with no experience. Keep a log of your hours and employers; many programs and license boards count them.

The license steps in Alaska

How do you get into a plumber apprenticeship in Alaska?

Pick programs near you, check each one's website for its application dates, and apply to more than one. Union programs test and interview, then rank applicants; open-shop programs usually start once a member contractor hires you.

How long is a plumber apprenticeship in Alaska?

About 4 years. The journeyman license requires 8,000 hours of supervised work.

How much do plumber apprentices make in Alaska?

Programs set their own scales, usually a share of journey-level pay that rises every year. For a floor, the lowest-paid tenth of all plumbers in Alaska earned $25.83 an hour or less in May 2025.

Plumber pay in Alaska

Other routes in Alaska

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
  2. Alaska plumber license requirements (labor.alaska.gov, 2026-10-27)
  3. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Alaska, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)