Plumber

Length of Apprenticeship
5 years

Job Description
Plumbers design and install piping systems that distribute water and remove waste from buildings. These systems include those connected to washers, bathtubs, sinks, toilets, heating, and cooling systems. Plumbers must know about water distribution, including how to determine the source of water flow and its anticipated water pressure level. They should be familiar with blueprint reading, local ordinances and regulations, mathematics, mechanical drawing, physics, and welding and soldering. There are many opportunities for continuing education. In Wisconsin, plumbers must become licensed. Future career path opportunities include jobs as estimators, inspectors, project managers, trade instructors, and foreman.

Instruction
Schooling for plumbing is held at the following locations:
  • Blackhawk Technical College—Janesville
  • Fox Valley Technical College—Appleton
  • Madison Area Technical College—Madison
  • Moraine Park Technical College—Fond du Lac
  • Northeast Wisconsin Technical College—Green Bay
  • Waukesha County Technical College—Pewaukee.
  • Western Wisconsin Technical College—La Crosse

Application Requirements

  • Accuplacer test with a score of 66 or higher on Reading Comprehension, 56 or higher on Arithmetic and 33 or higher on Algebra, or TABE Version 9/10—Form A Survey test score of 21 or higher on Reading, 19 or high on Math Comprehension, and 14 or high on Applied Math
  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Copy of Driver’s License (or means to get to work)
  • Apprenticeship Application
  • Sponsoring Employer Application (if sponsored)
  • Supplemental Information Form

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