Plumbing
Harbor Occupational Center - LAUSD · San Pedro, CA
- Cost
- $2,430
- Length
- 30 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- 36%
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
- People enrolled
- 259
- Finished the program
- 42%Based on 297 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Working 6 months later
- 36%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Earnings in one quarter after
- $14,950A single quarter of earnings, roughly three months, not a yearly salary. Do not compare it directly with the yearly pay shown for the occupation.Typical California program: $10,900 of 1,339 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
No regional figures for this program's city
San Pedro is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Job ads may call this: Field Supervisor · Insulation Foreman · Sheet Metal Foreman · Site Superintendent
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.
- Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.
- Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.
- Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.
- Coordinate work activities with other construction project activities.
- Typical pay in California
- $100,326per year
- Projected openings
- 68,670
- Projected change
- +8%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- 5 years or more in a related job
- Training after you are hired
- None
Most people hired for this job have already spent 5 years or more in a related one. Finishing this program may not be enough on its own. Ask the provider who hires their graduates, and what those people did before.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: High school diploma — 44% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 16% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 16%
- High school diploma
- 44%
- Started college, no degree
- 22%
- Two-year degree
- 8%
- Four-year degree
- 9%
- Master's degree
- 2%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 0.5%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Plumber · Pipefitter · Pipe Welder · Steamfitter
- Shut off steam, water, or other gases or liquids from pipe sections, using valve keys or wrenches.
- Install underground storm, sanitary, or water piping systems, extending piping as needed to connect fixtures and plumbing.
- Assemble pipe sections, tubing, or fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing, or welding equipment.
- Locate and mark the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, or fixtures in structures, using measuring instruments such as rulers or levels.
- Cut, thread, or hammer pipes to specifications, using tools such as saws, cutting torches, pipe threaders, or pipe benders.
- Typical pay in California
- $74,803per year
- Projected openings
- 48,620
- Projected change
- +8.6%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- An apprenticeship
People usually enter this job through an apprenticeship rather than from a classroom course alone. Ask the provider whether this program leads to one.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: High school diploma — 47% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 14% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 14%
- High school diploma
- 47%
- Started college, no degree
- 24%
- Two-year degree
- 9%
- Four-year degree
- 5%
- Master's degree
- 1%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 0.3%
Program details
This program provides in-person instruction only.
This pre-apprenticeship training program is designed for the plumbing trade. It provides students with project based experiences in basic plumbing according to the uniform plumbing code and the Los Angeles Plumbing Code Requirements. Technical instruction emphasizes proper selection and use of plumbing materials and tools, pipefitting techniques, components of the sanitary drainage, vent, and storm water drainage systems, the sizing techniques for water supply piping, water supply protection, proper selection, and use of fixtures and appliances, testing and inspection techniques, and the basic procedures for plumbing a house. This course also covers basic entrepreneurial skills and the use of substantial and green materials and technology.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.
The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator
Harbor Gateway WorkSource Center & AJCCAffiliate site
Phone: 310-732-5700
1111 Figueroa PlaceLA Harbor College-Science Complex Room 101Wilmington, CA 90744about 3.7 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
South Bay One-Stop Business & Career Center - CarsonAffiliate site
Phone: 310-680-3870
801 E Carson StreetRoom 116 Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald Community CenterCarson, CA 90745about 7.2 miles away
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00am – 5:00pm; Every other Friday 8:00-3:30pm Closed every other Friday
Has a veterans' representative
Long Beach Workforce Innovation Network Youth Career Services CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 562-570-4700
508 W Willow StreetLong Beach, CA 90806about 7.3 miles away
Hours: Monday-Thursday 11am-6pm and Fridays 11am-5pm
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
How this gets paid for, and what to ask →
Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.
The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.
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