ASSEMBLE PATH · ONTARIO TRADE 306A
Plumber
A Plumber installs, repairs and maintains piping systems, fixtures and other plumbing equipment used for water distribution, drainage and waste disposal. Specifically, a Plumber:
RED SEAL TRADECOMPULSORYCONSTRUCTION / BUILDING SYSTEMS
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WHY THE WORK MATTERS
Safe water and drainage systems protect health in every occupied building.
Plumbers lay out, install, test, service and repair water distribution, drainage, venting, fixtures and process piping in buildings and industrial settings.
9000 hoursgeneral apprenticeship duration
$70,000estimated median at 2,000 paid hours
Red Seal tradenationally recognized standard
EXPLORE IN ORDER
Four questions. One clearer next step.
WHERE THE WORK LIVES
Real settings for real work
residential and commercial constructionhospitals and institutional buildingsindustrial and process facilitiesservice and renovation contractorsmunicipal and utility projects
EVIDENCE BASE
Sources & verification
Regulated, numerical and time-sensitive claims link to the authority used. Accessed and reviewed August 25, 2026.
Skilled Trades Ontario — Plumber ↗Official scope, duties, training and certificationGovernment of Canada Job Bank — Ontario wages ↗Ontario low, median and high employee wage benchmarkSkilled Trades Ontario — Start an apprenticeship ↗Eligibility, sponsors and registrationOntario — OYAP ↗High-school apprenticeship pathway