Pick any two. Rows line up so you can scan across.
Pick any two. On a phone, each row shows one trade, then the other.
The school in each column is the first program listed for that trade. That is not a ranking. Open the trade page to see the other programs.
The union in each column is the first one listed for that trade. That is not a ranking. Open the trade page to see the other unions. Electrician uses IBEW Local 98 · Collegeville training center, not IBEW Local 654.
— Not publishedWe could not find a published application fee or tuition on plumbers690.org (opens in a new tab) as of Oct 20, 2026.Plumbers Union Local 690Next step: Ask the training center what you pay to apply.We could not find a published application fee or tuition on plumbers690.org (opens in a new tab) as of Oct 20, 2026. Plumbers Union Local 690 Ask the training center what you pay to apply. Source: https://www.plumbers690.org/training.aspx?zone=training&pID=5881. The source does not state a date for this figure. Last checked Oct 20, 2026 Report an error
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Steamfitters Local Union 420: $50 application feetuition not statedUnion site + 2026 guidebook. $50 application fee; tuition not stated. Source: https://lu420.com/apprenticeship.aspx?pID=2364&zone=apprenticeship. The source does not state a date for this figure. Last checked Oct 21, 2026 Report an error
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Journeyperson pay
Plumbers Union Local 690 · Philadelphia— Not publishedWe could not find a published journeyperson pay rate on plumbers690.org (opens in a new tab) as of Oct 20, 2026.Starting apprentice pay: Percentage of journeyman scale.Next step: Ask for the current wage sheet at an open house.We could not find a published journeyperson pay rate on plumbers690.org (opens in a new tab) as of Oct 20, 2026. Starting apprentice pay: Percentage of journeyman scale. Ask for the current wage sheet at an open house. Source: https://www.plumbers690.org/training.aspx?zone=training&pID=5881. The source does not state a date for this figure. Last checked Oct 20, 2026 Report an error
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Steamfitters Local Union 420 · Philadelphia— Not publishedWe could not find a published journeyperson pay rate on lu420.com (opens in a new tab) as of Oct 21, 2026.Starting apprentice pay: 40% of steamfitter journeyman hourly rate.Next step: Ask for the current wage sheet at an open house.We could not find a published journeyperson pay rate on lu420.com (opens in a new tab) as of Oct 21, 2026. Starting apprentice pay: 40% of steamfitter journeyman hourly rate. Ask for the current wage sheet at an open house. Source: https://lu420.com/apprenticeship.aspx?pID=2364&zone=apprenticeship. The source does not state a date for this figure. Last checked Oct 21, 2026 Report an error
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Apprenticeship length
5 yearsPlumbers Union Local 690
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5 yearsSteamfitters Local Union 420
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Trade school
You pay (school)
Orleans Tech: $23,010 day / $23,363 eveningSchool website, 2026-27. Total 2026-27: $23,010 day / $23,363 evening. Source: https://orleanstech.edu/. The source does not state a date for this figure. Last checked Oct 22, 2026 Report an error
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Orleans Tech: $21,970 day / $22,311 eveningSchool website, 2026-27. Total 2026-27: $21,970 day / $22,311 evening. Source: https://orleanstech.edu/. The source does not state a date for this figure. Last checked Oct 22, 2026 Report an error
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School job placement
80%Orleans TechJul 2022–Jun 2023School-reported — not independently verifiedHow counted: grads working in the field, divided by grads available for work, for students who started Jul 2022–Jun 2023. Number of students not stated.Orleans Tech. School-reported — not independently verified How counted: grads working in the field, divided by grads available for work, for students who started Jul 2022–Jun 2023. Number of students not stated. ACCSC graduate employment rate 80% (6-month version, students starting 07/01/2022-06/30/2023). Definition: graduates employed in field / graduates available for employment, as reported to ACCSC. — Orleans Tech 2024 annual report to ACCSC (program disclosure PDF). Source: https://orleanstech.edu/. As of Jul 2022–Jun 2023. Last checked Oct 22, 2026 Report an error
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73%Orleans TechJul 2022–Jun 2023School-reported — not independently verifiedHow counted: grads working in the field, divided by grads available for work, for students who started Jul 2022–Jun 2023. Number of students not stated.Orleans Tech. School-reported — not independently verified How counted: grads working in the field, divided by grads available for work, for students who started Jul 2022–Jun 2023. Number of students not stated. ACCSC graduate employment rate 73% (6-month version, students starting 07/01/2022-06/30/2023); 75% (13-month version, starts 09/01/2021-08/31/2022). Definition: graduates employed in field / graduates available for employment, as reported to ACCSC. — Orleans Tech 2024 annual report to ACCSC (program disclosure PDF). Source: https://orleanstech.edu/. As of Jul 2022–Jun 2023. Last checked Oct 22, 2026 Report an error
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School grads earn
$51,813/yr4 years after finishingOrleans TechMedian. Not adjusted for inflation. Not a promise.College Scorecard · federalOrleans Tech. Source: College Scorecard. Latest federal release, pulled Oct 22, 2026 $51,813 4 yrs after completing (program-level: CIP 46.05 Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services, certificate) — College Scorecard field-of-study data, UNITID 214528, 'latest' release, retrieved 2026-10-22 Median earnings of past graduates, measured 4 years after they finished, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. The Scorecard file does not give the cohort's calendar years or the measurement calendar years. Not adjusted for inflation. This is not a promise of what you will earn. Source: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/. The source does not state a date for this figure. Last checked Oct 22, 2026 Report an error
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$56,529/yr4 years after finishingOrleans TechMedian. Not adjusted for inflation. Not a promise.College Scorecard · federalOrleans Tech. Source: College Scorecard. Latest federal release, pulled Oct 22, 2026 $45,706 1 yr after completing; $56,529 4 yrs after completing (program-level: CIP 47.02 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR), certificate) — College Scorecard field-of-study data, UNITID 214528, 'latest' release, retrieved 2026-10-22 Median earnings of past graduates, measured 4 years after they finished, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. The Scorecard file does not give the cohort's calendar years or the measurement calendar years. Not adjusted for inflation. This is not a promise of what you will earn. Source: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/. The source does not state a date for this figure. Last checked Oct 22, 2026 Report an error
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Same time span on both sides: 4 years after finishing.
If a number isn't published, ask the program at an open house or on its official page.
The union figure is hourly journeyperson pay. The school figure is yearly earnings from the College Scorecard for that time span. They are not the same measure. This site does not turn the hourly rate into a yearly total, because the source does not state hours per year.
On the union side, this is the application fee. On the school side, this is tuition. This site does not add them into one total.