Learn a Trade. Build a Career.
Whether you are finishing high school or ready for a change, plumbing is a skilled trade with steady work and real room to grow. Start yours with a Cincinnati family company.
Every home, school, hospital, and business needs working plumbing, in every season. That makes plumbing one of the most dependable trades you can learn.
Pipes freeze in winter, drains clog in spring, and water heaters fail any day of the year. Plumbers stay busy.
Every new skill makes you more valuable. Licensed plumbers at Halpin earn $65,000 to $100,000+ a year.
No two days are the same. You figure out what is wrong, fix it, and see the result before you leave.
Grow into drain and sewer work, water heaters, excavation, or commercial plumbing, and move into leadership.
We brought the trade to the classroom at Oak Hills High School, where our team talked with students about what a career in plumbing really looks like: the work, the pay, the training, and how to get started after graduation.
A lot of students never hear that a skilled trade is an option. We want them to know it is a great one, and that there is a family company in Cincinnati ready to train them.
You do not need to have it all figured out. You just need to be ready to learn and willing to work.
Instead of more years in a classroom, start working on real jobs right away. Our Plumbing Apprentice role puts you alongside our plumbers, excavation crews, and maintenance techs, with one-on-one training as you go.
Plenty of great plumbers started somewhere else. If you like working with your hands and want work that is steady and respected, the trade is worth a look, whatever your age.
Plumbing is learned on the job. Here is what the road from your first day to running jobs on your own can look like.
Most plumbers begin by working under experienced plumbers. You get paid while you learn the tools, the codes, and the work.
Every job adds skills. Your hours in the field are what count toward licensing down the road.
Ohio does not issue a statewide journeyman license, so local rules apply. The state plumbing contractor license requires five years of experience as a plumbing tradesperson.
Licensed plumbers can grow into specialties like drain and sewer or water heaters, lead crews, or manage projects.
Halpin is a third generation, family-owned company that has served Cincinnati since 1951. Here is what you can expect from us.
See our open positions, pay, and benefits, then apply online.
Thinking about the trade? Call us at 513-631-2001 with any questions.
Apprentices assist our plumbers, excavation crews, and maintenance technicians on job sites, learning the trade with one-on-one training. See the full details on our careers page.
Yes. Apprentices at Halpin are paid while they learn, with pay based on experience.
It depends on where you work, because Ohio leaves journeyman licensing to local governments. The state plumbing contractor license requires five years of experience as a plumbing tradesperson.
Yes. Many plumbers come from other jobs. If you are willing to learn and work hard, we would like to talk with you.
Licensed plumbers at Halpin earn $65,000 to $100,000+ per year based on skill and experience, plus a $1,200+ sign-on bonus.
Call our Cincinnati office or book online.
