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Seattle Public Utilities Water Pipe Worker Apprenticeship
Sponsored by Seattle Public Utilities · Water pipe worker
What families should know
A paid, two-year registered apprenticeship for work on Seattle’s water system. Check the pay, training, entry rules, and application status.
Decision facts
What we could verify
These facts describe the reviewed pathway. Program registration and current availability are separate checks; neither confirms an open seat or a job offer.
- Registration status
- Registered Apprenticeship through the U.S. Department of Labor and Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.
- Service area
- Seattle Public Utilities water distribution and transmission systems
- Listed location
- Seattle, Washington This may be a sponsor, training, or service region, not a work site.
- Delivery mode
- in person
- Who the verified information describes
- Entry-level applicants who meet the City education, age, driving-record, working-test, interview, physical, CDL, and drug-testing requirements.
- Eligibility
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- High school graduate or equivalent, or vocational-school graduate
- Age 18 or older at hire
- Valid driver license at application and Washington driver license by hire
- Full driving abstract submitted with the application
- Competitive working test, interview, reference check, physical, CDL background check, and drug test
- Compensation
- Paid full-time City employment; the current posting lists $39.76-$43.97 per hour, while at least 144 classroom hours per year are unpaid.
- Duration
- Two years / 4,000 hours of paid on-the-job training plus at least 144 hours of unpaid classroom instruction each year.
- Credential
- Progression to journey-level Water Pipe Worker after successful completion; training includes CDL and listed safety certifications.
Next action
What happens next
The 2026 application window closed September 15. Check the official Seattle Public Utilities apprenticeship page for the next posting.
Fit and tradeoffs
Questions to resolve before applying
- The application closes September 15, 2026, and the multi-stage hiring process anticipates a start no earlier than late February 2027.
- The work includes heavy physical demands, outdoor and confined-space conditions, irregular shifts, emergency overtime, CDL maintenance, and ongoing random drug and alcohol testing.
Sources and review details
Where these details came from
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Supports: identity, registration, program-type, applicant-route, access-state, location, learner-stage, paid-status, duration, credential, requirements, limitations. Observed Oct 8, 2026.
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