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Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon

Your path to Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon: wage evidence, licensing, training, apprenticeships and funding in one place.

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Wage evidence

Median and mean figures with percentiles, shown against the national figure. Suppressed values stay blank.

Wage evidence for this state compared with the national figure
StatisticThis stateNational
Median hourly$47—
Median annual$97,050—
Mean hourly$47—
Mean annual$98,450—
10th percentile (hourly)$28—
25th percentile (hourly)$36—
75th percentile (hourly)$61—
90th percentile (hourly)$71—
Source: BLS May 2025 OEWS State estimatesData year: 2025Period: MayVerified: Oct 7, 2026
Percentiles are population wage percentiles, not promised starting wages. Mean and median are shown separately. Suppressed figures stay blank rather than being estimated. Reported relative error for the mean wage estimate is 1.4% (uncertainty metadata, not a confidence interval).

Career pathway

Verified progression stages where the data provides them.

This data release provides a single verified overview stage for this selection rather than a full multi-stage ladder.

Oregon Plumbing career pathway overview

  1. 1

    Entry training or apprenticeship to regulated plumbing work

    Begin with applicable technical training or a registered apprenticeship route; accumulate supervised experience where required; then follow Oregon state, contractor, or local plumbing licensing rules before independently performing regulated work. The acquired state-submitted dataset contains 10 occupation-mapped license or registration record(s) for this state; use the specific master records rather than assuming one credential covers every job scope.

    Credential: State/local plumbing or contractor credential, when applicablepathway overviewVerified: Oct 8, 2026
    Verified career pathwayPathway is informational and does not guarantee eligibility, licensure, or employment.

Planning checklist

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  • Review funding pathways you may be eligible for

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Licensing & regulation

How this trade is regulated in this state, and where local research is still needed.

Primary regulatory structure

state individual licensing; state registration

Responsible authority: Board of Landscape Contractors; Bureau of Labor and Industries; Oregon Health Authority - Oregon Drinking Water Services; Department of Environmental Quality; Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal; Department of Water Resources

Classification verified: Oct 8, 2026

Official source

State individual licensing

Identified

State registration

Identified

Local / municipal licensing

Not identified

Contractor / business licensing

Not identified

Federal credentialing

false

Industry certification

false

Employer-specific requirements

Not identified

Specific credential records

  • Backflow Assembly Tester Certification

    required
    Scope: state_registration_or_license; RegistryRegulator: Oregon Health Authority - Oregon Drinking Water ServicesVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    The Department issues certification cards for Testers and Specialists on a 2-year certification cycle.

    Regulator site

  • Apprentice, Registered (Construction Trades)

    required
    Scope: individual_registration_or_entry_license; Preliminary/temporary licenseRegulator: Bureau of Labor and IndustriesVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    Construction workers often work outdoors and in physically demanding occupations. They are usually required to travel from one job site to another and must frequently travel out of their local area. Construction workers, while paid very well, are subject to layoffs, particularly in the winter months. It is important to be able to budget and prepare for potential periods of unemployment. Apprenticeships include: Bricklayers, Carpenters, Caulker/Pointer/Cleaner, Cement Masons, Drywall Finishers/Tapers, Inside Electricians, Limited Energy Electricians, Limited Residential Electricians, Sign Maker Electricians, Elevator Mechanics, Exterior/Interior Specialists (metal framing & drywall), Masonry Finishers, Floorcoverers, Glass Installers & Glaziers, HVAC-Environmental Control System Servicers & Installers, Heat & Frost Insulators, Structural Ironworkers, Laborers, Electrical Construction Lineworkers, Masonry Marble Setters, Millwright Construction Machinery Erectors, Heavy Equipment Repair Operating or Technical Engineers, Sandblasters & Traffic Painters-Decorators, Pile Drivers, Pipefitters, Plasterers, Plumbers, Renewable Energy Technicians, Roofers, Scaffold Erectors, Sheet Metal Workers, Solar H/C Systems Installer, Sprinkler Fitters, Steamfitters, Masonry Terrazzo Workers, Masonry and Tilesetters

    Regulator site

  • Tank, Heating Oil, Supervisor

    required
    Scope: state_registration_or_license; RegistryRegulator: Department of Environmental QualityVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    Individual who supervises heating oil tank services. Services include voluntary decommissioning and performing corrective action to clean up releases of heating oil into the environment.

    Regulator site

  • Tank, Underground Storage, Services Supervisor

    required
    Scope: state_registration_or_license; RegistryRegulator: Department of Environmental QualityVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    Supervises decommissioning, installation and retrofit, tank tightness testing and/or cathodic protection services for regulated tanks.

    Regulator site

  • Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Fitter's License

    required
    Scope: state_registration_or_license; RegistryRegulator: Oregon Office of State Fire MarshalVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    The following types of LPG Fitter's licenses are available: Master Fitter (covers all areas of LPG work, including fitting or venting work, install, repair or remodel of any piping or venting), HVAC Fitter (covers HVAC and hearth products), RV Fitter (covers all areas of recreational vehicles), and IC Fitter (covers internal combustion engines of forklifts and vehicles). To obtain an LPG Fitter's License, an individual must first apply to take the LPG Fitter examination. Upon passing the examination, the individual submits an Application for Liquefied Petroleum Gas Fitter's License along with the license fee.

    Regulator site

  • Monitoring Well Constructor License

    required
    Scope: state_registration_or_license; RegistryRegulator: Department of Water ResourcesVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    Any person who constructs, alters, or abandons monitoring wells for another person shall have a Monitoring Well Constructor License. Only Oregon licensed and bonded Monitoring Well Constructors may advertise services or enter into a contract, either written or oral, to construct, alter, convert, or abandon a monitoring well.

  • Landscape Construction Professional, Individual (All Phase Plus Backflow)

    required
    Scope: state_registration_or_license; RegistryRegulator: Board of Landscape ContractorsVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    Highest level of licensure. Perform all activities associated with landscape contracting work if associated with landscape contracting business.

    Regulator site

  • Landscape Construction Professional, Individual (Standard-no Irrigation)

    required
    Scope: state_registration_or_license; RegistryRegulator: Board of Landscape ContractorsVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    Standard phase of an individual license. Allows a person to prepare to plant and install lawns, shrubs, trees and other nursery stock. Also to install decks, fences, walkways, driveways, patios, landscape edging, arbors, water features and retaining walls. NO IRRIGATION

    Regulator site

  • Landscape Construction Professional, Individual (Irrigation Only)

    required
    Scope: state_registration_or_license; RegistryRegulator: Board of Landscape ContractorsVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    Allows an individual to perform irrigation and the installation of the backflow device, if associated with a licensed landscape contracting business.

    Regulator site

  • Plumber Apprentice

    required
    Scope: individual_registration_or_entry_license; Preliminary/temporary licenseRegulator: Bureau of Labor and IndustriesVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    This apprenticeship leads into a Journeyman Plumbers license. Plumbers assemble, install and repair pipes, fittings, medical gas systems and fixtures of heating, water and drainage systems, such as sinks, commodes, bathtubs, water heaters, hot water tanks, garbage disposal units, dishwashers and water according to specifications and plumbing codes. They locate and mark the position of pipe, pipe connections and passage holes for pipes in walls and floors using ruler, spirit level and plumb bob. They cut openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings, using hand tools and a threading machine. Plumbers also bend pipe using a pipe-bending machine or by placing pipe over a block and bending it by hand, assemble and install valves, pipe fittings and pipes composed of various metals or glass, vitrified clay, and plastic, and use hand tools and power tools. Plumbers may weld holding fixtures to structures.

    Regulator site

Training options

Verified current training programs. Availability, tuition and delivery mode are separate facts.

We have not verified a current training listing for this selection. This is not evidence that no programs exist — only that we have no verified current listing to show here. The pathway, wage and regulatory guidance on this page remain fully usable, and you can widen your search in the finder.

Registered apprenticeships

Registered programs are the default view; confirmed application status is shown separately.

We have no publishable registered apprenticeship directory records for this selection.

Funding pathways

Direct, trade-matched and broad funding routes to investigate. Conditional awards are not guaranteed funding.

1 direct individual opportunity, 2 tied to this trade through supported evidence, and 6 broad pathways to investigate. Conditional awards are not guaranteed funding, and potential awards are never summed as savings.

Direct individual opportunities

You apply as an individual. Eligibility is determined by the administering organization.

  • PHCC Educational Foundation Scholarship - Plumbing

    PHCC Educational Foundation

    Direct individual applicationupcoming cycle announcedNational scope

    Legal U.S. residents in qualifying plumbing apprentice, trade-school, community-college, or related degree programs; some apprentice applicants must work for a licensed PHCC member contractor.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: 2027 application opens in January; materials due May 1, 2027.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Direct individual applicationEligibility and deadline rules still apply; no award is guaranteed.
    Official program page

Matched to this trade

Supported by source evidence for this occupation. Specificity varies — check the eligibility summary.

  • The Home Depot Foundation Path to Pro Scholarship

    The Home Depot Foundation

    Direct individual applicationactive rollingNational scope

    Individuals pursuing eligible construction skilled-trade education, subject to the applicable Path to Pro scholarship terms.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: Applications accepted year-round and reviewed quarterly.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Direct individual applicationEligibility and deadline rules still apply; no award is guaranteed.
    Official program page

  • mikeroweWORKS Work Ethic Scholarship

    mikeroweWORKS Foundation

    Direct individual applicationactiveNational scope

    U.S. citizens who are high-school seniors or graduates and plan an approved skilled-trade program of two years or less at an accredited school, subject to full program rules.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: October 31, 2026Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Direct individual applicationEligibility and deadline rules still apply; no award is guaranteed.
    Official program page

General funding pathways to investigate

Broad programs without a specific trade match. Scope is deliberately not personalized.

  • Oregon WIOA training assistance / Individual Training Account pathway

    Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission

    Conditional — through workforce or schoolactive conditional

    Potentially available to WIOA-eligible participants after assessment by the state or local workforce system; training normally must satisfy applicable ETPL and individual-employment-plan rules.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: No universal deadline; contact the official workforce system before enrollment.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Conditional workforce or school pathwayRequires eligibility determination or access through a workforce agency or institution; not guaranteed financial aid.
    Official program page

  • Federal Pell Grant for eligible career-school and undergraduate programs

    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

    Direct individual applicationactiveNational scope

    Eligible undergraduate students with financial need attending a participating institution and eligible program; trade/career programs may qualify but each program must be confirmed.

    Award: $7,395Beneficiary: individualDeadline: 2026-27 FAFSA and school deadlines apply; verify on StudentAid.gov and with the school.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Direct individual applicationEligibility and deadline rules still apply; no award is guaranteed.
    Official program page

  • Registered Apprenticeship paid employment and training

    Participating employers and registered apprenticeship sponsors

    Conditional — through workforce or schoolactive opportunity directoryNational scope

    Applicants must locate an available apprenticeship opportunity and apply directly to the employer or program sponsor; occupations and entry requirements vary.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: Opportunity-specific; do not assume an opening is accepting applications.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Conditional workforce or school pathwayRequires eligibility determination or access through a workforce agency or institution; not guaranteed financial aid.
    Official program page

  • Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (Chapter 35)

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

    Conditional — through workforce or schoolactiveNational scope

    Eligible child or spouse of a veteran or service member meeting a qualifying permanent-and-total disability, death, MIA, capture, or detention condition; approved technical, vocational, apprenticeship, and OJT may qualify.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: Ongoing; delimiting dates and program approval vary.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Conditional workforce or school pathwayRequires eligibility determination or access through a workforce agency or institution; not guaranteed financial aid.
    Official program page

  • GI Bill benefits for approved on-the-job training and apprenticeships

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

    Conditional — through workforce or schoolactiveNational scope

    Eligible veterans, service members, or dependents with qualifying GI Bill entitlement who enter a VA-approved OJT or apprenticeship program.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: Ongoing; applicant and training establishment approvals are required.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Conditional workforce or school pathwayRequires eligibility determination or access through a workforce agency or institution; not guaranteed financial aid.
    Official program page

  • WIOA Individual Training Account and training-service pathway

    State and local workforce development boards under U.S. DOL

    Conditional — through workforce or schoolactive conditionalNational scope

    Adults, dislocated workers, and some youth who are determined eligible and in need of training may receive training services, commonly through an ITA, for an approved program/provider.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: Ongoing local intake; timing and funds vary by local workforce area.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Conditional workforce or school pathwayRequires eligibility determination or access through a workforce agency or institution; not guaranteed financial aid.
    Official program page