Pipefitter apprenticeships in Vallejo, CA
Vallejo, CA is a smaller U.S. metro. Here is what working as a pipefitter looks like locally.
KEY FACTS — VALLEJO, CA
Vallejo: ~75 of 450 (~17%) · market pressure 50/100 — Moderate pressure.
Confidence: medium. Annual labor earnings (W-2 wages + self-employment), not OEWS hourly-wage extrapolations.
Source: Census ACS 2024 5-year PUMS (state-rate projection onto metro OEWS employment).
Confidence: medium. Our six-figure estimator uses a $115k review threshold; cells where the published p90 reaches that threshold are flagged for conservative upper-tail extrapolation.
Source: BLS OEWS.
Confidence: low. Composite of projected annual openings, projected growth, and current $100K+ earnings rate. Not a direct vacancy count.
Source: Projections Central data; score computed by Prentice.
Source: Census ACS 2022 5-year.
A framing, not a forecast. See methodology.
Numerator: ACS PUMS $100K+ annual earners.
Vallejo, CA is one of California's labor markets for pipefitters. This page collects what adults switching into a career as a pipefitter inside the Vallejo metro need first: how local pay compares to the state, what the available labor-market data says about six-figure work, and which statewide programs and licensing rules apply locally.
Vallejo, CA pipefitters earn a median of $77,310 (BLS OEWS Vallejo MSA, May 2024). For California context, statewide pay runs from $26/hr at entry to $43/hr at the state median and $65/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $89K avg salary. The Vallejo metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.
In the Vallejo metro, estimated six-figure pipefitter jobs: ~102 of 450 (~23%). Confidence: medium. Our six-figure estimator uses a $115k review threshold; cells where the published p90 reaches that threshold are flagged for conservative upper-tail extrapolation. ACS 2024 5-year PUMS estimates ~75 $100K+ annual earners (~17% of employed pipefitters, ACS PUMS WAGP+SEMP). Projections Central long-term pressure score: 50/100 (Moderate, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 88K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: California shows ~9.9K of 45K (~22%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS PUMS, Projections Central, Census ACS.
Statewide pipefitter programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the California programs page; none are flagged as metro-exclusive. Metro program and association references are inherited from sourced state pages unless a metro-exclusive entity is explicitly sourced. Treat them as orientation, not a complete local inventory, and verify current intake details with the statewide source or sponsor before relying. Licensing is set at the state level: California rules apply in the Vallejo metro unless a local authority says otherwise. Metro pages use state-level licensing and program context unless a city, county, or sponsor rule is explicitly sourced. Verify current licensing, local add-ons, and sponsor requirements with the official state or local authority before relying. Smaller MSAs like the Vallejo metro often source pipefitter apprentices from a 60-mile radius into the nearest larger urban center; check with the state programs page for the closest active intake.
Union apprenticeship programs in Vallejo, CA
Verified pipefitter union locals with public-facing city, jurisdiction, training, and official-site details.
UA Local 343 Plumbers & Steamfitters
Jurisdiction:Vallejo-Napa area; plumbers and steamfitters in Napa and Solano Counties.
Training:UA Local 343 Plumbers & Steamfitters J.A.T.C. (Vallejo, CA)
Official site →UA Local 355 Underground Utility and Landscape Irrigation
Jurisdiction:Northern California and Northern Nevada underground utility and landscape irrigation jurisdiction.
Training:Northern California Local 355 J.A.T.C. (Vallejo, CA)
Official site →Sprinkler Fitters and Apprentices UA Local 483
Jurisdiction:Nine Bay Area counties.
Training:Sprinkler Fitters Local 483 Apprenticeship Training (Hayward, CA)
Official site →Verified-source check recorded in the union dataset; this data snapshot does not carry per-local verification dates.
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PIPEFITTER PAY SNAPSHOT — VALLEJO, CA
$77,310 (OEWS MSA-level median)
Source: BLS OEWS MSA cross-industry estimates. Where MSA-level data is suppressed or unpublished we fall back to the state median and label it explicitly.
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