Elizabethton, TN · Public
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Completion
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
6 listings on file
No sponsor in Tennessee has published a wage scale, so we can name the 1 registered apprenticeship below but not what they pay. The trade schools further down publish their prices, which is why they look more complete. That is a gap in the public record, not a verdict on which is the better deal.
What the job pays in Tennessee
$58,600median, per year
This is what plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters earn across Tennessee, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $63,800.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 47-2152 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26
50-mile radius
Tennessee is a big place. Enter your ZIP code to see Plumber programs within 50 miles, paid apprenticeships first.
Name and place only
1 sponsor appears in the federal register for this trade. It records that they exist and where, and nothing about pay, cost or intake. To reach one, search its name on the apprenticeship.gov partner finder, or call your state apprenticeship office.
Price on file
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Elizabethton, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$8,568
After grant aid
Completion
81%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Morristown, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$15,910
After grant aid
Completion
80%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Jackson, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$8,472
After grant aid
Completion
80%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Knoxville, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$20,012
After grant aid
Completion
71%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$14,957
After grant aid
Completion
50%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into a plumber apprenticeship6 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.