Plumbing Salaries Matter

If you're thinking about working in the construction trades industry, plumbers, pipelayers, pipefitters and steamfitters can be considered to be among the best trades and apprentices can soon advance to the same benefits as those more experienced in the industry.*

Median hourly salaries for plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters are in the neighborhood of $20.56 in the past 10 years. The lowest 10 percent of the group earned less than $12.30, while the highest 10 percent earned more than $34.79 per hour.*

If you're a plumbing apprentice, your salary may begin at about 50 percent of that paid to experience plumbers. Salaries, as in any profession, will usually increase as one's skills improve. At least 30 percent of working plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters belong to a union.*

Typically, plumbers can receive excellent salaries, where a day in the life of a plumber can be anywhere from installing and repairing gas lines, to repairing water systems for residential or industrial complexes.

The right kind of training and experience is essential to success in the field and certainly the amount of salary one can expect to receive over time. Training can take place in either a technical trade school such as WyoTech - Fremont, or a three- or four-year degree course at a vocational school or college.

For many people, salary can be one of the most important factors in considering what field or profession to pursue. For others, jobs security is of primary importance.

No matter what your motivation for wanting to enhance your career possibilities, WyoTech can provide the career training Plumbing Technology program that can place your feet on a faster path to success.

Why not contact WyoTech today to find out more?

* Adapted from the Professional and Related Occupations - Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters section of the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos211.htm#earnings, http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos211.htm#outlook & http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes472152.htm). Your own hard work, professionalism, experience, work attitude, local market data and other factors will impact your personal employment opportunities and pay.