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Pay & Benefits

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Careers
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Earn More, Retire Better

Ready to earn more and retire better? Local 137 members earn great wages, receive top-tier benefits and build a secure future for themselves and their families — all while doing work they’re proud of.

Benefits

Wage + Fringe

  • 1st Year: $39+ per hour*
  • 5th Year: $66+ per hour*

*Rates are subject to change with future agreements

High-Paying Careers

  • Hands-on training in shops and jobsites
  • Earn while you learn with no college debt
  • High-tech learning opportunities
  • High-paying career advancement
  • Job placement with reputable contractors
  • Job security throughout your career
  • Annual wage increases with advancement
  • Healthcare coverage for you and your family
  • Retirement plans for a better future
  • Brotherhood/Sisterhood through the union

 

 

 

Springfield Plumbers and Steamfitters Training Association will not discriminate against apprenticeship applicants or apprentices based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, or because they are an individual with a disability or a person 40 years old or older. Springfield Plumbers and Steamfitters Training Association will take affirmative action to provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and will operate the apprenticeship program as required under Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 30.

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Redefine your future in the skilled trades as a plumber, steamfitter or HVACR tech! As an apprentice in the Local Union 137 program, you’ll get paid while you receive on-the-job training — all without the stress of college debt.