6 Lessons I Learned as a Plumbing Apprentice 

any apprentice or pre-trade watching this video in their own time are sure to become great plumbers, so don't doubt yourselves!

I'm 34, and I'm about to start as a first year plumbing apprenticeship. I have a good job as an auto worker, but I see the writing on the wall in the auto industry, and I want to learn a skilled trade before it's too late for me.

20 years in the trade and the greatest advice I ever got as a apprentice was the "the day you stop giving a sh*t about your mistakes is the day you need to find a new job"

Do not trust anyone. You will get burned so someone else can get ahead . Keep your personal life to your self . Stick to learning and doing the job and you'll be fine

I would love to work for this company! I’m currently in trade school learning the plumbing trade and it’s going great!

I would love to learn a new trade, but sadly, being 44yrs old, I can't take the pay cut to start as an apprentice. I make just as much as a journeyman, sometimes more, as an IT engineer, but it is no longer satisfactory work for me... and that's a red flag. If you love your job and work with an inner passion, you'll never work a day in your life. Though, I'd rather be an electrician before a plumber. While I did re-plumb my house, ripped out all the old Pex-b fittings, replaced with pex-a tubing and A-fittings, I can't solder for nothing. :( Now, electrical, I rewired my first house, put in a new meter socket, replaced the main breaker panel, and re-did a friends old knob and tubing electrical on his second story, helped my friends' parents wire up their basement, and on and on.... and I love doing both types of work (plumbing and electrical). Much more satisfying than scouting new locations, running low voltage wiring, designing new projects, and figuring out why the blue prints the GC has are different than the ones I received and different than the ones the electricians have...... :/

I'm 19 years old and I've doing plumbing since I was 18. I've been with the company I'm at since August of 22' till now so 5 months. I've been doing plumbing as a whole for a total of 5 months. I really enjoy knowing there is a lot of room to grow in the plumbing world, because for me personally I know I have the drive and work ethic to go out and get shit done and very eager to learn even if I learn at a much slow pace than everyone around me. I strongly feel I will stay in plumbing for my career. Everyday is different even if its the same type of work here and there but ultimately I love what I do. I work in residential.

27 years old and tried college multiple times. Got all my documents and will be turning my application in tomorrow. Hopefully I can start this trade and get a career

Ive seen 26 year olds making $35 an hour because they started at 17 LOL currently finishing my Year 1 as Apprentice.

Im 28. Currently in a pre employment plumbing class.. There were 9 guys to begin with. Now 7. And seems like a couple more will drop out. Why is nobody interested in this trade? I love this career. The toughest challenges are worth it! The worst stories havent scared me

My sons been working with me for 7 years every summer and any days off school.

I'm 28 and looking into a trade. Plumbing seems interesting to me. I want to pass on my knowledge to my sons, give them something they'll be able to use for when they're older. I Want change. I want stability. I want a life for my kids so they don't have to struggle. I brought them in this world. Thank you for this video.

I’m 31.

What I love about this video is that the advice applies to both work AND life! Solid presentation 👍🏽

Thank you for your great honesty and enthusiasm!

Hell yeah dude, I’ve been a plumber for 3 years now, but I’m a 2nd year apprentice. Wanted to make sure I liked it, man it grew on me im starting to have a passion for it as I learn more and more. Im gonna be that plumber that knows his shit ! My foreman is my journeymen teaching me everything he knows, real good guy. And he’s about to retire so I’m his last apprentice! Everything we do looks good and we always take a second to acknowledge. Cool video you defineitly learn a lot about yourself throughout the process. Better then sitting looking at 4 walls!!

I just came across this video, and wow, I gotta alot of confidence from it, im putting in an application as a plumbing apprentice, hopefully as a woman, I can become a plumber one day.

This touched my heart! Thank you for all that you do man 🎉❤

Keep inspiring man, I'm glad I stumbled upon your motivational video. Full of wisdom, honesty and humbleness. Wish we had a journeyman like you.

Excellent advice for a new apprentice or a Journeyman working with another Joruneyman. I will play ground guy all the time with my Apprentices or Journeyman just to show them how the ground guy is extremely important to always be supporting the install. Like you said always be thinking of what is next and getting it ready. Great Video