How To Become A Plumbing Apprentice Today 

Thank you for putting this information together. I'm changing career paths now at 30 and it took trying different avenues in my 20s to find out that I'm probably best suited for a career in the trades rather than a life behind a desk in an office.

I'm probably the same age as cb2. Your kids are lucky to have a such a cool dad. Thanks for another great vid CB1!

I’m 31 and gonna be 32 in 2 months and will be starting my apprenticeship soon love watching your video and proud to say that I’m an a plumbers apprentice and I’m working towards my journeyman and eventual master ship. A lot of videos including yours have been inspirational!!! Will be an apprentice in Dallas TX.

I love the great chemistry between you and your boys. It looks like they "understand" and admire you. You are one lucky and rightfully proud papa!

Thats some great info CB1. I love plumbing man. Im a 34 year old carpenter who got certified through PA in 2001 for carpentry. I own my own handyman/ construction business in Pittsburgh area now. But I wish I would have got plumbing certification instead. Ill tell you what CB2 and Angelo, you guys take this opportunity while you are young, even if its not what you end up doing for a full time career, it can be great money part time. Look at your dad, he is also a fireman. Best of wishes to all of you.

Texas , graduating on the 18th of this month. Thank you for all the wisdom. It will Skyrocket my career

good info cb hopefully some young go getters will see this video and links and get started in this great trade.were from michigan and need apprentices,my son has another year of high school .im teaching him now.your sons remind me of my son

Cb2 and AB,you’re pops is hooking guys up with a boat load full of knowledge,very lucky guys.my father was the builder,my uncle Paul was the plumber and my uncle joe was the electrician all with there own business,when I was a kid I got passed around the three of them to work with,I decided to go into the building side of the trade,but I regret not getting that license for plumbing,it’s an awesome trade,chuck great vid bro

I’m 15 and live up in Bergen county only a freshman in highschool but been looking into being a plumber your vids are great

Chuck, thanks for taking your time and always posting great and informative videos. Your kids are very very lucky. It's difficult to find an apprenticeship.

School these young men up . Proud master plumbers.

Right now I’m a plumbers assistant and have thought about getting into plumbing. Very helpful video!

God Bless you dad for preparing them for the real world. It wont be so funny. In the real world with no training. Great job Dad

My Dad always told us "Always have a trade to fall back on"

Good plans CB, hope your kids get all of their plumbing credentials, and even if they decide to pursue other careers, they will have plumbing to fall back on.

Back in 2006-07 I took the Master Plumber's test for the state of New Jersey. I failed 2 out of 3 parts of the test, and this is after having 4 years of schooling in the National Standard Plumbing code in Bucks county,Pa. and having around 20 years of experience as a Master Plumber in the state of Pa. I took the Jersey test with many Plumbers who were taking it after multiple attempts to pass. I should of known the fix was in, when I passed on taking a $600.00 crash course right before the exam, as I felt I didn't need it because I already had 4 years of schooling for National Standard, and passed my Journeyman's in Bucks county that implemented National Standard back in the 90's. As it was told me from others who took the N.J. State Master Plumber's test...they frown upon out of staters coming into the state to get licensed, where Pa was always reciprocal Jersey Plumber's (except Philly). But it was always known here in Pa. that...getting a Master Plumbers license from New Jersey is like getting a bar of gold. It's one of the toughest Plumbing licenses to get in the country. I don't even want to get started on New Jersey's Plumbing board....they were tough as hell.

I took the NJ Master Plumbers exam in 2012 and passed on my first attempt. I spent a lot of time studying and preparing for it. I didn't think it was that difficult, probably due to how much time and effort I put into preparing. So the more time you spend studying the easier it will be. Keep in mind the business law section is open book but you still need to study the book so you know where to find the answers in the allotted time, it seemed there were a lot of people who struggled with that section.

Wow, amazing value! Keep up the great content! Question; I have a friend that works for an old fashioned, luddite NJ licensed plumber. Does he need to have some sort of registration/license to perform plumbing work under the owner's license, or just be a registered emoloyee for the entity that was created by the owner/license holder? I should note, he does want to obtain a license but he has no help with his employer. He also doesn't want to create any extra work, stress, or liabilities for the owner's.

Do I need an experience to start working as apprenticeship? I been looking for an apprenticeship job but most of the company ask me for a year of experience. ): by the way I live in nj

Hey CB1, if your kids have to go to school to earn their apprenticeship, does their work for you have any value towards becoming a journeyman?

CB2 when your Dad says: Good Morning Plumbers,as you all know we do everyday plumbing, the bad,The Good and The Ugly. Please don’t interrupt him. I need to hear that every day. Thats exactly what i tell my helper every morning but instead i say. We do everyday work, 😂😂😂😂😂😂 you guys are the best👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

I want to be a plumber. I’m not really into anything but blue collar jobs, like my parents want me to have a white collar one. I feel like why waste time in school when I can get money while I learn and have a job basically for life. I have been interested in blue collar jobs such as electrician, chef, and construction worker. I’ve been thinking about plumbing and actually heard that plumbing is actually a common job in my dads side of the family lol. I guess it runs in the jeans or something. I am too young to even get a job but I feel like this will be the plan. I also am interested in things like science and math so I think being good at these subjects would help me. Sadly there are no classes for plumbing in school but I am taking Spanish so that will help me big time when I get into the plumbing industry.

Is a driver’s license mandatory in order to become an apprentice

Wish I had someone that motivated to teach me! remind those guys they are lucky to have you@!

Im 24 and I want to start out plumbing. But do I really need to get into a trade school or college to do so or can i just apply to an open shop and get hired and trained that way.

Is there a possible bottleneck, for ex., what happens if you can't find a qualified plumber to take you on as an apprentice ... And, how do you know if your trainer can expose you to all the aspects of plumbing that you will need to know for your exam(s) ?

i’m a senior now in Long Branch Nj, i’m thinking about going to a trade school for Plumbing but the only thing that is holding me back is the messy videos i see on the internet. Of course that’s only the con of it and there’s probably a bunch of pros that outrule it. Hope i can decide

Cb2. You better respect that man and what he’s doing for you and your brother (which I know you do) or you will most certainly regret it

Chuck i am a journeyman plumber in NY . I want to move to NJ and become MLP. Do i have to start over ?

Thank you for posting this video

How many journeymen do you have working for you? The state calls for 1 MP and 4 journeymen for 2 apprentices. My company has 3 MP's, 4 journeymen and 3 apprentices and the state is still giving us trouble claiming that there is a "ratio issue"

Do i have to take a test before applying for appretencship?? I basically dont know anything about plumbing

i just graduted from college with a 4 year degree in business last may. if i wanted to become a plumber i was told it doesnt take as long to become one if u have a 4 year degree. is this true? or would i have to go through the whole process just like anyone else?

just stayed in Ocean City last week and had Palermo plumbing 3 places down,I kept yelling you suck,Chucky B kicks ass.

Hey Chuck, I am highly interested in becoming a plumber. This will be my last year of high school and I have one big issue. My family was definitely not born with wealth, and I am working as much as I can as a senior. The main issue I have is not having a car. I don't think I will be able to afford to buy a car for a long time. I was wondering if this will be in a issue for a apprenticeship. Thank you very much.

No plumbing or construction apprenticeships available in NYC. I'm 24 years old with a 7 month old working a dead end part time security job and I have my OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 :(

My dad is also a plumber , but he doesn’t get paid as much as regular plumbers so I promise that I’ll get my ged become a plumber get Licensed and be a better version of my dad save up to 25k move to Tokyo and live there wish me luck on my crazy adventure

Hey CB Good info. I dont have any family now that does plumbing so how do i start to be a Apprenticeship to a Journeyman. I get alot of rundown about i have to work for a plumber.

Chuck, can Canadian citizen participate into the apprenticeship plumbing program?

The videos you have shown teach me more than my 3 semesters in trade school. I should be paying you.

I have a question for CB2 when you're on the job with CB-1 does he buy you lunch

You guys still hiring?

Hey there! Thank you so much for your video! What is your opinion about going through an apprenticeship with a union? Also, what impact can plumbers have on the Newark lead water crisis?

hey chuck as a collector of work shirts i would love to buy and rep one of your shirts in mass im a 2nd year apprentice and ive learned a lot by watching your videos

I'm 15 and want to be a plumber. What should I do?

Good one!

Awesome!!

Okay so where do I start ? Vocational school then apprentice or just go apprentice ? I don’t have any experience

Hay man are you still around? I need a plumber

Hello my name is Benjamin and I graduated this year from high school and I like to be come a plumber please I need help from you? I like Lancaster PA please please

Went to a trade school for plumbing and i am now currently looking for work as a beginner. Any tips and ideas on how to start ? Or anybody mind sharing their stories ? I applied to few on indeed and dont get called back

Looking to get into this great trade, can anyone tell me how to get started in Michigan.

I wonder if cb2 has his own RU-vid channel?

If either of you boys could go back to your early days of being a apprentice and change one thing about yourselves, what would it be?

👍👍

Firstly CB2 u have the cutest chuckle. CB1 your a great Pa helping your boys and passing on your knowledge. 😎💦🔧

I wish the 130 in Chicago would take me.

Learn a trade and always make money

Four years to late.

ITS YO BOY MAGA!

Sir please get me in your country and trained me and give me job please i passed my ITI in plumber I am from india

Make money!

“What is the goal of being a plumber?” “Make money” “And” “Be a God” “And” “Make money” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

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