Journeyman Plumber Careers in St. Louis
Ground-up, tenant finish, and service work. Rough-in, top-out, trim, and the inspection that follows — with a foreman who plans the day and material that shows up.
Who this is for
- UA journeymen — Local 562 members, travelers, or ready to organize in
- Commercial construction plumbers who want planned, organized jobs
- Service plumbers who want scheduled 7am–4pm dispatch
Work you'd do
- Healthcare and medical office plumbing, including medical gas
- Education and institutional buildings
- Tenant finish inside occupied buildings
- Commercial service: diagnostics, water heaters, drain cleaning, camera work, and backflow
Tools and process
- Written pre-job plans so you know the day's work
- Company-provided specialty tools, press gear, jetters, locators, and cameras
- Paid certifications: backflow, med gas, OSHA, confined space
What we look for
- UA journeyman card (Local 562 member or ready to organize in)
- Commercial rough-in, cast iron, copper, press, and PVF experience
- Med gas or backflow certification a plus — we pay for it if you don't have it
See the work: Healthcare plumbing · Education plumbing · Medical gas piping · Tenant finish plumbing · Design-assist & preconstruction · Commercial service
UA Local 562 and pay
Legacy Plumbing is a UA Local 562 signatory contractor, so all field work goes through the hall — but we hire card-carrying members, travelers, and non-union plumbers who are ready to organize in.
Field pay follows the Local 562 wage package — a published scale by classification, plus health, pension, and annuity contributions on every hour. Apprentices start at a percentage of scale and step up on schedule. Foreman and general foreman classifications carry a premium on top of scale. Exact current rates come from the hall.
UA Local 562Career ladder
- 01
Apprentice
- Indentured through the Local 562 program — paid field hours, night classes, tuition covered.
- Paired with a journeyman on real installs from day one.
- 02
Journeyman
- You own your installs — rough-in, top-out, trim, and the inspection that follows.
- Certifications added as you go: backflow, med gas brazing, confined space.
- 03
Foreman
- Run the crew, the sequence, the layout, and the quality on your job.
- Leadership, scheduling, and layout training before you take the crew.
- 04
Superintendent / Estimator
- Multiple jobs, GC relationships, manpower planning — or move inside and bid the work.
- Trained on takeoff, estimating, and project management software.
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