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Plumber apprenticeships in New York

New York has 25 registered plumber apprenticeship programs: 8 union and 17 open shop.1 Apprentices are hired and paid while they learn.

Find a program near you

Enter your ZIP to sort by distance. Lineman, utility and studio programs are hidden because they lead to a different license.

Type

25 programs

  1. Advanced Plumbing, Mechanical And Sprinkler Corp

    Brooklyn · Kings County

    Open shop

  2. Halcyon, Inc. (Dba Halco Plumbing And Heating)

    Phelps · Ontario County

    Open shop

  3. Hartcorn Plumbing And Heating, Inc.

    Ronkonkoma · Suffolk County

    Open shop

  4. J And K Plumbing And Heating Co., Inc.

    Binghamton · Broome County

    Open shop

  5. Joint Steamfitting Apprenticeship Lu #638

    Long Island City · Queens County

    Union

  6. Kennedy Mechanical Plumbing And Heating, Inc.

    Rochester · Monroe County

    Open shop

  7. Latty's General Plumbing Contractor Corp

    Bronx · Bronx County

    Open shop

  8. Lemode Plumbing & Heating

    Astoria · Queens County

    Open shop

  9. Order A Plumber, Inc

    Islip Terrace · Suffolk County

    Open shop

  10. Petcosky & Sons Plumbing & Heating

    Vestal · Broome County

    Open shop

  11. Plumber & Steamfitters Lu # 7 Jatc

    Latham · Albany County

    Union

  12. Plumbers And Pipefitters Binghamton Lu #112

    Binghamton · Broome County

    Open shop

  13. Plumbers And Pipefitters Jac Lo. #112 Northern Zone

    Oriskany · Oneida County

    Union

  14. Plumbers And Steamfitters Jac Rockland Lu #373

    Mountainville · Orange County

    Union

  15. Plumbers And Steamfitters Local #22 Of Western Ny

    West Seneca · Erie County

    Open shop

  16. Plumbers And Steamfitters Lu #21 Zone I

    Peekskill · Westchester County

    Open shop

  17. Plumbers And Steamfitters Lu #773

    Queensbury · Warren County

    Open shop

  18. Plumbers And Steamfitters Lu #81 Jatc (Syracuse)

    Syracuse · Onondaga County

    Union

  19. Plumbers Local Union #1 Jatc

    Long Island City · Queens County

    Union

  20. Plumbers Lu #200 Jac

    Bohemia · Suffolk County

    Union

  21. Plumbing And Heating Jatc Rochester Lu #13

    Rochester · Monroe County

    Union

  22. Plumbing Masters Inc. Dba Donofrio Mechanical

    Auburn · Cayuga County

    Open shop

  23. Precision Piping & Utilities Inc, Dba Advanced Plumbing & Piping

    Rochester · Monroe County

    Open shopLineman or utility

  24. Prestige Plumbing & Heating INC.

    Staten Island · Richmond County

    Open shop

  25. S & L Plumbing & Heating Corp.

    Armonk

    Open shop

  26. Thru Way Plumbing & Heating Inc.

    Mahopac · Putnam County

    Open shop

Union locals and training centers in New York

Call the local or its training center for the next application date.

UA union locals

4 more UA locals

Training

UA apprenticeships run through a joint committee of the local and union contractors. Call the local for the next application date.

PHCC chapters

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. If you'd rather learn the basics first, 3 schools in New York have plumber programs.

The license steps in New York

How do you get into a plumber apprenticeship in New York?

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 much do plumber apprentices make in New York?

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 New York earned $22.18 an hour or less in May 2025.

Plumber pay in New York

Other routes in New York

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
  2. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, New York, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)