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Plumber apprenticeships in Washington

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

Washington has 100 registered plumber apprentices in active status (fiscal year 2025, DOL RAPIDS), placed in 7 counties, 0.1 per 10,000 residents. That is 0.9 apprentices for every 100 employed plumbers in the state, the rate at which the trade is training its own replacements.

100
registered plumber apprentices
0.1
per 10,000 residents
0.9
per 100 employed plumbers

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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
Franklin County5454%5.5
Spokane County3838%0.7
Asotin County22%0.9
Clark County22%0.0
Kittitas County22%0.4
Lincoln County11%0.9
Stevens County11%0.2

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

The apprentice tier on the Washington register

The Washington register ATI reads carries no separate apprentice-tier credential for plumbers; its ladder for this trade starts at Journeyman (1,448 active records, read September 16, 2026). Registered apprentices in the county table above are counted from the federal apprenticeship system, not from the licence register.

Credential types the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I), Plumber Certification Program issues for this trade: Plumber Trainee, Journey Level Plumber (PL01), Residential Specialty Plumber (PL02), Residential Service Plumber, Medical Gas Piping endorsement. See how to get a plumber license in Washington for hours, exams and renewal.

Common questions

How many registered plumber apprentices are there in Washington?
100 in active status for fiscal year 2025, per DOL RAPIDS, placed in 7 Washington counties.
Which Washington county has the most plumber apprentices?
Franklin County, with 54 (54% of the state).
How strong is the plumber training pipeline in Washington?
0.9 registered apprentices per 100 employed plumbers (BLS QCEW employment, OEWS occupation share).
Are any plumber apprenticeship programs in Washington accepting applications now?
ATI tracks open recruitment windows only where a state labor department publishes an announcements feed; Washington is not covered yet, so this page reports registered apprentices, not open programs.

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: Washington register read September 16, 2026; population: U.S. Census 2023 estimates.

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