Steam Fitters and Pipe Fitters

(NOC 7252)
+20.64%
 

Requirement

To be a plumber, pipefitter or gas fitter, you must have some high school education or a high school diploma.

To gain trade certification, you must finish an apprenticeship program, or have a combination of experience and high school, college or industry courses. You may need trade certification in the province/territory where you'll work.

Qualified tradespersons may also obtain interprovincial (Red Seal) trade certification, which provides job mobility throughout the country.

To be a gas fitter, you may need a licence in the province/territory where you'll work.

Many recent entrants have a trade/vocational certificate.

Degrees Associated with This Career

High School Diploma
Certificate
Diploma

Useful Experience/Skills

Maintenance
Water/gas service
Construction/manufacturing
Diagrams/blueprints
Physical work

Useful Secondary School Subjects

Math
Industrial Arts
Sciences

NAIT
Edmonton, Alberta, CA

Related Program(s):
Gasfitter Certificate; Apprenticeship
Steamfitter - Pipefitter Certificate; Apprenticeship
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Red Deer Polytechnic
Red Deer, Alberta, CA

Related Program(s):
Gasfitter Certificate; Apprenticeship
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Fleming College
Peterborough, Ontario, CA

Related Program(s):
Mechanical Techniques - Plumbing Certificate
Trade Fundamentals Certificate
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Sheridan
Oakville, Ontario, CA

Related Program(s):
Mechanical Techniques -- Plumbing Certificate
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Modified on January 26, 2022