Steamfitter and Steamfitter Service

Apprenticeship

Why Steamfitter and Steamfitter Service?

Steamfitters play a critical role in keeping industrial and commercial systems running smoothly by installing and maintaining the piping networks that support heating, cooling, and manufacturing operations. In this apprenticeship, you’ll gain the technical skills needed to work with complex pipe systems used in processing plants, mechanical facilities, and large-scale infrastructure.

  • You’ll learn how to assemble, alter, and repair pipelines with precision while developing expertise in a high-demand trade that supports modern industry and essential building systems.
  • Work with piping and tubing made from carbon steel, copper, plastic, glass, and other materials.
  • Use industry-standard techniques such as brazing, welding, bending, screwing, gluing, and mechanical joints.
  • Install and service heating and cooling equipment that supports large-scale mechanical operations.
  • Maintain mechanical control systems that regulate temperature, pressure, and flow.
  • Prepare for a skilled, hands-on career in an essential trade with strong opportunities in industrial and service settings.

How Apprenticeship Works

Registered Apprenticeships combine structured on-the-job training with related classroom instruction, giving you access to careers that typically require experience. To complete an apprenticeship, you’ll start by partnering with a sponsor who offers paid on-the-job training. Apprenticeships often take several years to complete and are based on hours earned on the job and in the classroom.

Apprenticeship Details

Take a closer look at what the Steamfitter and Steamfitter Service apprenticeship offers and what to expect.

Steamfitters work in industrial plants, chemical plants, refineries, power plants, waste water treatment plants, hospitals, and most other commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential buildings. The indoor or outdoor work requires strenuous physical stamina with walking, standing, climbing, lifting, and working in cramped spaces or in high areas. Steamfitters work in buildings, trenches, roofs, from scaffolding, on ladders, and inside tanks. Safety training reduces hazards from exposure to chemicals, gases, fumes, loud noise, and falls from ladders and scaffolds.

Locations:

  • Industrial plants
  • Chemical plants
  • Refineries
  • Power plants
  • Waste water treatment plants
  • Hospitals
  • Other commercial, industrial, institutional and residential buildings
  • 5-year program
  • 8,125 hours of on-the-job learning
  • 624 hours of paid related instruction
  • 300 hours of unpaid related instruction

To qualify for this apprenticeship opportunity, applicants must meet the following requirements:

Age: Be the minimum age as required and specified in the state employment laws.
Education: High school diploma or equivalent
Aptitude Testing: Meet required norms on an aptitude test (if required)
Physical Ability: Be physically able to perform trade work.
License: Have valid driver's license or reliable transportation.

If you meet the application requirements listed above, do the following to get started:

  • Visit Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and select Tri City Steamfitters JAC or Wausau Area Steamfitters JAC to learn more.
  • Obtain direct employment through a company that operates an apprenticeship program or a similar sponsorship.

Contact Raquel Nowak to learn about the application process:
Raquel Nowak
Apprenticeship Training Representative
Bureau of Apprenticeship
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
715-323-6322
Email

Contact Cole Schmidt for questions or to request additional information about this apprenticeship:
Cole Schmidt
Apprenticeship Advisor & Pathways Navigator
Mid-State Technical College / AMETA® Center
5000 Coye Drive
Stevens Point, WI 54481
715-997-6731
Contact | Schedule Appointment

Looking to build some background in HVAC? Consider starting with our Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration (HVAC-R) Technician AAS. This two-year program gives you the framework to transition into the apprenticeship seamlessly.

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