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Pipefitter apprenticeships in Warner Robins, GA

Warner Robins, GA is a smaller U.S. metro. Here is what working as a pipefitter looks like locally.

Updated May 25, 2026

KEY FACTS — WARNER ROBINS, GA

Warner Robins: ~10 of 130 (~8.1%) · market pressure 54/100 — Moderate pressure.

Pipefitter earning $100K+ annually in Warner Robins
~10 of 130 (~8.1%) ±3

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).

OEWS six-figure baseline (pipefitter)
~2 of 130 (~1.5%)

Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance.

Source: BLS OEWS.

Market pressure score (pipefitter, Warner Robins)
54/100 — Moderate pressure

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.

Bachelor’s+ in the Warner Robins labor force
39K

Source: Census ACS 2022 5-year.

Competitive ratio ($100K+ earners / bachelor’s+)
2.6 per 10k

A framing, not a forecast. See methodology.

Numerator: ACS PUMS $100K+ annual earners.

Auto-compiled from Georgia editorial + Warner Robins, GA labor data. Spot an error?

Warner Robins, GA is one of Georgia's labor markets for pipefitters. This page collects what adults switching into a career as a pipefitter inside the Warner Robins 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.

Warner Robins, GA pipefitters earn a median of $57,470 (BLS OEWS Warner Robins MSA, May 2024). For Georgia context, statewide pay runs from $19/hr at entry to $31/hr at the state median and $48/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $64K avg salary. The Warner Robins metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.

In the Warner Robins metro, estimated six-figure pipefitter jobs: ~2 of 130 (~1.5%). Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance. ACS 2024 5-year PUMS estimates ~10 $100K+ annual earners (~8.1% of employed pipefitters, ACS PUMS WAGP+SEMP). Projections Central long-term pressure score: 54/100 (Moderate, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 39K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: Georgia shows ~282 of 7.5K (~3.7%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS PUMS, Projections Central, Census ACS.

Statewide pipefitter programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Georgia 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: Georgia rules apply in the Warner Robins 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 Warner Robins 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

Union apprenticeship programs in Warner Robins, GA

Verified pipefitter union locals with public-facing city, jurisdiction, training, and official-site details.

UA Local 52 HQ: Montgomery, AL

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union No. 52

Jurisdiction:Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers + 18 more counties (AL/GA)

Training:Plumbers and Steamfitters UA Local 52 Apprenticeship Training Program (Montgomery, AL)

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UA Local 72 HQ: Atlanta, GA

UA Local Union 72 Plumbers, Pipefitters & HVACR Technicians

Jurisdiction:Atlanta and outlying areas of Georgia; Local 72 states it provides pipefitters throughout the state of Georgia.

Training:Mechanical Trades Institute - Local 72 Training Center (Atlanta, GA)

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UA Local 177 HQ: Brunswick, GA

Plumbers and Pipefitters UA Local 177

Jurisdiction:Local 177 covers 13 counties in the State of Georgia: Glynn, McIntosh, Camden, Wayne, Appling, Jeff Davis, Bacon, Pierce, Brantley, Ware, Charlton, Clinch, and Echols.

Training:UA Local 177 Training Facility (Brunswick, GA)

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PIPEFITTER PAY SNAPSHOT — WARNER ROBINS, GA

$57,470 (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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