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🚰 PLUMBER
Plumbers install and repair the water, gas, and drainage systems buildings depend on.
What you'd do day to day
- • Install pipe systems
- • Locate and repair leaks
- • Inspect for code compliance
- • Estimate jobs
Skills that matter
- • Spatial reasoning
- • Physical stamina
- • Math
- • Customer trust
Training steps
- • Apprenticeship (typically 4-5 years)
- • Continuing code education
Certifications & licenses
- • Journeyman plumber license
- • Master plumber license
- • Backflow certification
Every route into this career
Education
High school diploma or GED, then an apprenticeship.
College route
Optional associate degree in plumbing technology.
Trade / apprenticeship route
Registered apprenticeship with paid on-the-job hours.
Business ownership
Plumbing contractors often run their own shops.
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