Plumber / Pipefitter Apprenticeships in Alaska
Alaska has 84 registered apprenticeship sponsors training plumber / pipefitters — 3 of them union or joint labor-management programs. Apprentices earn a wage from day one and finish without tuition debt.
Registered sponsors
84
Union / joint programs
3
Median plumber / pipefitter wage
$83,090
Alaska, all experience levels
Job growth 2022–2032
+12.6%
110 openings/yr
Largest Registered Sponsors
Union and joint labor-management programs are listed first — they typically pay the best apprentice rates and charge no tuition.
| Sponsor | City | Program type |
|---|---|---|
| Anchorage Alaska Area Pipe Trades Local 367 JATC Union / joint | Anchorage | Multiple Employer |
| Fairbanks Area Plumbers & Pipefitters JATC Union / joint | FAIRBANKS | Multiple Employer |
| Juneau Plumbers Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee Union / joint | JUNEAU | Multiple Employer |
| 360 Plumbing LLC | Wasilla | Single Employer |
| 907 Heating & Plumbing | Anchorage | Single Employer |
| Alaska Best Plumbing & Heating | North Pole | Single Employer |
| Alaska Clearwater Mechanical, LLC | Willow | Single Employer |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Division of Environmental Health & Engineering | Anchorage | Single Employer |
| Alaska Plumbing & Heating | Auke Bay | Single Employer |
| A-laska Plumbing Heating & Construction Services | Palmer | Single Employer |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Registered Apprenticeship sponsors (apprenticeship.gov).
What Plumber / Pipefitters Earn in Alaska
Wages
- Median annual wage: $83,090
- Average annual wage: $84,160
- Plumber / Pipefitters employed statewide: 870
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2024. Apprentices typically start at 40–50% of the journeyman rate and get scheduled raises.
10-year outlook
- Projected growth 2022–2032: +12.6%
- Average openings per year: 110
- Employment: 1,110 → 1,250
Source: Projections Central / state workforce agencies.
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Alaska Licensing for Plumber / Pipefitters
Underground Storage Tank Worker and Contractor
- Education: Undetermined
- Experience: Undetermined
- Exam: Undetermined
- Continuing education: Undetermined
Issuing agency: Alaska Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development · agency website
Well Driller in Municipality of Anchorage
- Education: Undetermined
- Experience: Undetermined
- Exam: Undetermined
- Continuing education: Undetermined
Issuing agency: Community Development Department · agency website
Contractor, Gas Piping, Plumbing & Sheetmetal in Municipality of Anchorage
- Education: Undetermined
- Experience: Undetermined
- Exam: Undetermined
- Continuing education: Undetermined
Issuing agency: Development Services Department · agency website
Gas Piping and Plumbing, Journeyman & Trainee in Municipality of Anchorage
- Education: Undetermined
- Experience: Undetermined
- Exam: Undetermined
- Continuing education: Undetermined
Issuing agency: Development Services Department · agency website
Plumber
- Education: Undetermined
- Experience: Undetermined
- Exam: Undetermined
- Continuing education: Undetermined
Issuing agency: Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development · agency website
Septic System Pumper in Municipality of Anchorage
- Education: Undetermined
- Experience: Undetermined
- Exam: Undetermined
- Continuing education: Undetermined
Issuing agency: Community Development Department · agency website
Source: CareerOneStop License Finder (U.S. Department of Labor). Time spent in a registered apprenticeship generally counts toward license experience requirements.