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A 5 Star Plumbing Co, LLC
Youngsville · Lafayette Parish
Acadiana Plumbers Association
Lafayette · Lafayette Parish
Accurate Plumbing and Drain Cleaning, LLC.
Iowa · Calcasieu Parish
Alexandria Pipe Trades JATC
Alexandria · Rapides Parish
Bab's Plumbing
Lake Charles · Calcasieu Parish
Baton Rouge Area Pipetrades
Baton Rouge · East Baton Rouge Parish
Big Branch Plumbing
Mandeville · St. Tammany Parish
Bryan's Plumbing
Bell City · Cameron Parish
Cancienne Plumbing
Harahan · Jefferson Parish
Chris Rinehart Plumbing LLC
Ruston · Lincoln Parish
Collins Plumbing
Winnsboro · Franklin Parish
Daigle Plumbing LLC
Lake Charles · Calcasieu Parish
David Orsot Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Lake Charles · Calcasieu Parish
Discount Plumbing Repair
Baton Rouge · East Baton Rouge Parish
DL PLumbing
Denham Springs · Livingston Parish
Dupont's Plumbing and Repairs LLC
Metairie · Jefferson Parish
Earl's Plumbing and Heating LLC
Metairie · Jefferson Parish
Epic Plumbing
Lake Charles · Calcasieu Parish
Fci Pollock Plumbing
Pollock · Grant Parish
goodbee plumbing
Covington · St. Tammany Parish
J. Chin’s Plumbing Repairs, LLC
Metairie · Jefferson Parish
Jackson Plumbing
Sulphur · Calcasieu Parish
Kelley's Plumbing Service Inc.
Kenner · Jefferson Parish
KP Plumbing
Denham Springs · Livingston Parish
Lake Charles Plumbers & Steamfitters
Lake Charles · Calcasieu Parish
Lopez Plumbing LLC
Thibodaux · Lafourche Parish
Louisiana Plumbing Institute, LLC.
Lake Charles · Calcasieu Parish
Monroe Pipe Trades
West Monroe · Ouachita Parish
New Orleans Pipe Trades
Metairie · Jefferson Parish
Nobles Construction DBA Nobles Plumbing
Bogalusa · Washington Parish
Noel's Plumbing, LLC
Terrytown · Jefferson Parish
Patriot SWLA Plumbing LLC
Sulphur · Calcasieu Parish
Peter Piper Plumbing
St. Rose · St. Charles Parish
RAMM Construction dba bluefrog Plumbing & Drain
Belle Chasse · Plaquemines Parish
Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup Lake Charles
Westlake · Calcasieu Parish
Roy Wiggins Plumbing Inc.
Mangham · Richland Parish
Shreveport Pipe Trades
Shreveport · Caddo Parish
Specialty Plumbing
Opelousas · St. Landry Parish
Stevens Plumbing and Piping, LLC.
Sulphur · Calcasieu Parish
Vedros Plumbing Contractors, Inc.
Gray · Terrebonne Parish
Zeringue's Plumbing & Mechanical, Inc.
New Sarpy
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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?
Age
Usually 18. Some programs take applications at 17.
High school diploma or GED
Most programs ask for one. Bring a transcript.
Aptitude test or interview
Union programs give an aptitude test (math and reading) and an interview, then rank applicants. Open-shop programs usually start with a job offer.
Driver's license and drug screen
Many programs ask for both, since apprentices drive between job sites.
Applying this month
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
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
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
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.
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. If you'd rather learn the basics first, 4 schools in Louisiana have plumber programs.
The license steps in LouisianaHow do you get into a plumber apprenticeship in Louisiana?
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 Louisiana?
About 4 years. The journeyman license requires 8,000 hours of supervised work.
How much do plumber apprentices make in Louisiana?
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 Louisiana earned $18.33 an hour or less in May 2025.
Plumber pay in LouisianaOther routes in Louisiana
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
- Louisiana plumber license requirements (law.cornell.edu, 2026-10-27)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Louisiana, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)