Apprentice Maryland Occupational Pathway:
Plumbing
The path from a plumbing apprenticeship in high school to a journeyworker
View pathway as an accessible outline
Earn While You Learn
- Area of Career Entry
- Hands-On Training & Curriculum
- Career Advancement
Your Journey Begins Here
- Complete HCPSS Application
- Complete ABC Washington Application
- Complete OSHA 10 Certification
Summer Work
Students may have an opportunity to begin working in the summer between their junior and senior year.
Apprenticeship Maryland Program
During My Apprenticeship Program – Year 1 (H3) School to Apprentice
- Work part-time 5 mornings per week
- Complete a minimum of 450 hours of On-the-Job Training (OJT)
- Complete One Year of ABC Metro Washington Related Instruction (RI)
- Complete HCPSS graduation requirements (Math and English)
Graduation
Apprenticeship Continues
Year 2
- Attend Year 2 at ABC Washington
- Full-time Employment with 1875 hours of OJT
Year 3
- Attend Year 3 at ABC Washington
- Full-time Employment with 1875 hours of OJT
Year 4
- Attend Year 4 at ABC Washington
- Full-time Employment with 1875 hours of OJT
IECC Graduation
Journeyworker
- $48,000–$87,348
- Plumber Journeyworker License
- 7,500 hours of OJT completed
- 144 hours of RI completed per year of the program
**Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/construction-and-extraction/plumbers-pipefitters-and-steamfitters.htm
Career Growth Opportunities
Continued Education – Advancing Your Future
- Lead Technician
- Project Manager
- Design Engineer