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A&A Plumbing, Heating, & Cooling
Schertz · Bexar County
Action Air Plumbing and Septic LLC
Lubbock · Lubbock County
Arnold's Plumbing & Resolve Service
Victoria · Victoria County
Associated Plumbing Heating & Cooling Contractors
Buda · Hays County
Association of Plumbing Heating and Cooling Contractors of El Paso
El Paso · El Paso County
Austin Area Plumbers & Pipefitters JATC
Austin · Travis County
Beyer Plumbing
Selma · Bexar County
Big Thicket Plumbing, Inc.
Kountze · Hardin County
Bmt Area Pipefitters School
Nederland · Jefferson County
Bolin Plumbing
Helotes · Bexar County
Coppera Commercial Plumbing
Taylor · Williamson County
EDH Plumbing Contractors, LLC
Houston · Harris County
Epic Plumbing
Pearland · Brazoria County
Fort Worth Pipe Trades Training Center Trust (JATC)
Fort Worth · Tarrant County
Fun Plumbing Training
Taylor · Williamson County
Houston Area Plumbing JAC
Houston · Harris County
Houston Area Plumbing Joint Apprenticeship Committee - HAPJAC
Houston · Harris County
Houston Pipefitters JATC
Deer Park · Harris County
Houston Plumbing and Gas, LLC
Houston · Harris County
Integrity Plumbing
Richmond · Fort Bend County
J.R.'s Plumbing
San Antonio · Bexar County
Janak Plumbing
Victoria · Victoria County
Lecea Plumbing Services
Balcones Heights · Bexar County
Leon's Electric & Plumbing
Schulenbueg · Fayette County
Meistad Plumbing Co
Houston · Harris County
MMM Plumbing, Heating & Cooling
Amarillo · Potter County
PLUMBERS & Pipefitters Local 404 JATC
Lubbock · Lubbock County
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 412
El Paso · El Paso County
Plumbing Schools Of Texas
Houston · Harris County
Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors of SA
San Antonio · Bexar County
Precision Commercial Plumbing Co
Pflugerville · Travis County
Primary Plumbing Services
Houston · Harris County
Primo Plumbing
San Antonio · Bexar County
Quartermoon Plumbing
San Antonio · Comal County
Ryan's Plumbing LLC
Houston · Harris County
S&D Residential Plumbing
Taylor · Williamson County
S&S Plumbing Contractors
Converse · Bexar County
Sa Area Plumbers & Pipe Fitters JATC
San Antonio · Bexar County
Salas Plumbing
Plano · Collin County
Sheepman Plumbing
Little Elm · Denton County
South West Pipe Trades Fabricators
Nederland · Jefferson County
United Assoc. Dallas #100 Plumbers & Pipefitters
Garland · Dallas County
Violet Plumbing
Flatonia · Fayette County
Vizcarra Plumbing LLC
Horizon City · El Paso County
Waco Plumbers & Pipefitters JATC
Waco · McLennan County
Witt Plumbing Co.
Fort Worth · Tarrant County
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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, 9 schools in Texas have plumber programs.
The license steps in TexasHow do you get into a plumber apprenticeship in Texas?
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 Texas?
About 4 years. The journeyman license requires 8,000 hours of supervised work.
How much do plumber apprentices make in Texas?
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 Texas earned $18.40 an hour or less in May 2025.
Plumber pay in TexasOther routes in Texas
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
- Texas plumber license requirements (tsbpe.texas.gov, 2026-10-27)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Texas, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)