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Plumber apprenticeships in Idaho

Registered plumber apprentices by county, open recruitment windows where the state publishes them, and how the apprentice tier fits Idaho's licence ladder. Updated nightly.

Idaho has 300 registered plumber apprentices in active status (fiscal year 2025, DOL RAPIDS), placed in 23 counties, 1.5 per 10,000 residents. That is 8.9 apprentices for every 100 employed plumbers in the state, the rate at which the trade is training its own replacements.

300
registered plumber apprentices
1.5
per 10,000 residents
8.9
per 100 employed plumbers
6,035
apprentice-tier licence records

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Where the apprentices are

Registered plumber apprentices by county of the apprentice, largest first. Each county links to its plumbers market page.

CountyApprenticesSharePer 10k residents
Ada County17558%3.3
Canyon County4013%1.6
Kootenai County155%0.8
Bonneville County145%1.1
Payette County145%5.1
Bingham County72%1.4
Twin Falls County62%0.6
Bonner County31%0.6
Gem County31%1.4
Jerome County31%1.2
Washington County31%2.6
Bannock County21%0.2
Elmore County21%0.7
Idaho County21%1.1
Nez Perce County21%0.5
8 other counties93%

Source: DOL RAPIDS apprenticeship FY2025, active status, county-coded; as of December 31, 2025.

The apprentice tier on the Idaho register

Idaho records apprentices on its own plumber licence register as Plumbing Apprentice Registration: 6,035 active apprentice-tier records against 3,965 journeyman records, a ratio of 1.52 apprentice records per journeyman, register read September 16, 2026. The register's apprentice tier and the federal registered-apprenticeship count in the county table are two different systems: a licence-register apprentice is anyone the state has credentialed to work under supervision, a registered apprentice is enrolled in a DOL-registered program.

Apprentice6,035
Journeyman3,965
Contractor1,484

Counts are license records, not people: a holder with more than one license appears once per license, and a contractor license is a business, not a worker.

Credential types the Idaho State Plumbing Board, Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) issues for this trade: Apprentice Plumber (registration), Journeyman Plumber, Master Plumber, (Plumbing Contractor). See how to get a plumber license in Idaho for hours, exams and renewal.

Common questions

How many registered plumber apprentices are there in Idaho?
300 in active status for fiscal year 2025, per DOL RAPIDS, placed in 23 Idaho counties.
Which Idaho county has the most plumber apprentices?
Ada County, with 175 (58% of the state).
How strong is the plumber training pipeline in Idaho?
8.9 registered apprentices per 100 employed plumbers (BLS QCEW employment, OEWS occupation share). On the licence register the apprentice-to-journeyman ratio is 1.52.
Are any plumber apprenticeship programs in Idaho accepting applications now?
ATI tracks open recruitment windows only where a state labor department publishes an announcements feed; Idaho is not covered yet, so this page reports registered apprentices, not open programs.
Does Idaho license plumber apprentices?
Yes. The register carries 6,035 active apprentice-tier records (Plumbing Apprentice Registration).

Sources: registered apprentices: DOL RAPIDS apprenticeship FY2025, active status, as of December 31, 2025; employment: BLS QCEW construction x OEWS occupation share (estimate); licence tiers: Idaho register read September 16, 2026; population: U.S. Census 2023 estimates.

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