Plumber Career Diploma

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Learn the skills you need for a career as a Plumber – at home, at your own pace with Penn Foster.

Penn Foster Career School gives you the skills you need to begin your career in plumbing and helps you develop these skills quickly and conveniently. You’ll learn how to:

  • Interpret construction drawings and specifications.
  • Assemble, install, test, and maintain plumbing systems.
  • Repair and maintain water heating systems.
  • Install and troubleshoot the plumbing for dishwashers and other appliances.
  • Start your own plumbing business.

And you’ll attend plumbing school at home — no classroom needed! This Penn Foster distance learning program is like having your own personal plumbing trade school!

With the right training you can:

  • Work for a construction company, power plant or water treatment center installing, repairing, and maintaining plumbing systems.
  • Work for an existing plumbing contractor or start your own business

If you’re interested in an in-demand career that allows you to use your troubleshooting skills while offering a valuable service, then our online Plumber Career Diploma can help you prepare to take the first steps. With flexible online classes, you can build industry knowledge at your own pace, right from home.

  • Learn fundamental skills that are essential to becoming a plumber like pipefitting, reading blueprints, installing water heaters, and more.
  • Prepares students for entry-level jobs like plumbing technician, pipefitter technician, steamfitter technician, and fire sprinkler installer.
  • Your online program includes interactive study guides, how-to-videos, and animations that allow you to apply what you learn to real-world plumbing situations.
  • Entry-level plumbers can earn an average salary of $60,090 per year.*
  • Our online programs are flexible enough for you to finish them at a pace that works for you, based on how much time you can dedicate to your coursework each week.

State Licensing Requirements

Licensing and/or certification requirements for jobs in this field are not the same in every state and may include educational, testing, and/or experiential requirements beyond those offered in the Penn Foster Program. Prospective students should contact the state professional licensing board or similar regulatory body in the state(s) where they plan to work to determine their requirements before enrolling in this program.

To take advantage of our special TUITION DISCOUNTS or to ask questions about any of our programs, please call us toll-free at 1.888.427.1600, or click below to request more information.

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*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. “Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters.” Occupational Outlook Handbook. Accessed October 2, 2023. Statements found in the United States Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook are not a guarantee of any post-graduation salary, in part because the data used to create the Occupational Outlook Handbook includes workers from differing educational backgrounds, levels of experience, and geographic areas of the country.