Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases. May install heating and cooling equipment and mechanical control systems. Includes sprinkler fitters.

Salary by State

State Name	Employment	Annual Salary	Hourly Salary
Alabama	6,660	$47,470	$22.82
Alaska	940	$85,300	$41.01
Arizona	10,410	$55,470	$26.67
Arkansas	3,090	$45,440	$21.85
California	40,400	$72,000	$34.62
Colorado	8,670	$57,390	$27.59
Connecticut	5,210	$65,330	$31.41
Delaware	1,160	$68,250	$32.81
District of Columbia	560	$76,660	$36.86
Florida	23,800	$48,120	$23.13
Georgia	8,050	$57,200	$27.50
Hawaii	2,330	$72,830	$35.02
Idaho	1,640	$48,990	$23.55
Illinois	15,790	$86,200	$41.44
Indiana	11,070	$62,450	$30.03
Iowa	5,490	$59,050	$28.39
Kansas	3,900	$55,050	$26.46
Kentucky	4,740	$57,630	$27.71
Louisiana	8,490	$57,040	$27.42
Maine	2,270	$54,160	$26.04
Maryland	9,520	$60,350	$29.02
Massachusetts	12,920	$84,090	$40.43
Michigan	12,650	$63,460	$30.51
Minnesota	8,450	$77,980	$37.49
Mississippi	3,320	$47,430	$22.80
Missouri	9,080	$62,080	$29.85
Montana	1,650	$63,480	$30.52
Nebraska	3,450	$57,550	$27.67
Nevada	6,160	$64,750	$31.13
New Hampshire	1,820	$58,590	$28.17
New Jersey	9,740	$82,740	$39.78
New Mexico	3,120	$50,150	$24.11
New York	25,800	$77,490	$37.26
North Carolina	13,550	$48,340	$23.24
North Dakota	1,200	$58,820	$28.28
Ohio	12,430	$62,780	$30.18
Oklahoma	6,020	$50,850	$24.45
Oregon	4,980	$81,470	$39.17
Pennsylvania	12,840	$65,580	$31.53
Rhode Island	2,240	$65,090	$31.29
South Carolina	4,210	$48,680	$23.41
South Dakota	1,650	$47,460	$22.82
Tennessee	7,750	$53,600	$25.77
Texas	36,920	$52,470	$25.23
Utah	5,120	$55,120	$26.50
Vermont	850	$53,840	$25.89
Virginia	12,770	$55,120	$26.50
Washington	11,260	$79,390	$38.17
West Virginia	1,450	$53,470	$25.71
Wisconsin	8,920	$70,230	$33.76
Wyoming	1,090	$53,610	$25.77

Education

The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.

A program that prepares individuals to design, install, and test industrial and commercial piping systems and automatic fire and exposure protection systems. Includes instruction in water systems, steam systems, heating and cooling systems, lubricating systems, piping materials, installation tools operation and maintenance, valve installation and repair, technical mathematics, blueprint interpretation, and applicable codes and standards.

GateWay Community College

Phoenix, AZ

Certificate

Hillsborough Community College

Tampa, FL

Certificate

Lively Technical College

Tallahassee, FL

Certificate

A program that prepares individuals to practice as licensed plumbers by applying technical knowledge and skills to lay out, assemble, install, and maintain piping fixtures and systems for steam, natural gas, oil, hot water, heating, cooling, drainage, lubricating, sprinkling, and industrial processing systems in home and business environments. Includes instruction in source determination, water distribution, waster removal, pressure adjustment, basic physics, technical mathematics, blueprint reading, pipe installation, pumps, welding and soldering, plumbing inspection, and applicable codes and standards.