Pick your way in
Every route ends at the same place: 8,000 logged hours and the state exam.
Earn while you learn
A program hires you, pays you on the job and runs your classes.
- Pay
- From day one
- In UT
- 18 registered programs
Classroom first
Learn the basics, then find work to log your hours.
- Pay
- You pay tuition
- In UT
- 6 schools with programs
Start on a crew
Get hired as a helper by a licensed plumbing contractor and log hours on the job.
- Pay
- Paid on the job
- Start
- No experience needed
The license steps
Journeyman license from DOPL.
Start as an apprentice or trainee
Join a registered apprenticeship, take a trade school program, or work as a helper for a licensed contractor.
- Issued by
- Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Plumber program
Log 8,000 hours8,000 hrs
About 4 years of full-time work under a licensed plumber. Plus 576 classroom hours. Keep your own log of hours and pay stubs.
- Issued by
- Your employer signs off
- Time
- 8,000 hrs
Pass the journeyman exam
Apply to DOPL with your hours, then book the exam with Prov.
- Issued by
- Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Plumber program
Keep it currentEvery 2 years
Renew every 2 years. 12 hours per license period, 8 of them core
- Issued by
- Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Plumber program
- Time
- Every 2 years
Run your own shop
To bid and contract on your own you need a plumbing contractor license or registration.
- Issued by
- DOPL - Plumbing
Exam vendor, code book, fees, renewal and reciprocity for the Utah journeyman license.
$61,900
a year is the median for plumbers in Utah ($29.76 an hour, May 2025).4
Pay by city and percentile- Ogden$31.18
- Salt Lake City–Murray$31.15
- Logan$29.03
- Provo–Orem$27.47
- St. George$27.27
Questions
How long does it take to become a plumber in Utah?
About 4 years of full-time work: the journeyman license requires 8,000 hours of supervised experience.2
Do you need a license to work on your own as a plumber in Utah?
Check DOPL before you bid work on your own.1
Are plumbers in demand in Utah?
Projections Central expects about 750 plumber openings a year in Utah through 2034, counting new jobs and people leaving the trade.3
Find an apprenticeship near you
18 registered programs in Utah. Enter your ZIP to see the closest ones and what they ask for.
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Sources
- Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Plumber program (commerce.utah.gov, 2026-10-27)
- Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Plumber program: experience requirements (commerce.utah.gov, 2026-10-27)
- Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Utah, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)