Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services programs in Wisconsin
12 schools in Wisconsin teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Wisconsin
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Wisconsin earn a median of $85,350 a year across 15,150 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | $81,210 | 10,210 |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | $57,340 | 1,050 |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | $68,320 | 280 |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | $52,400 | 60 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Fox Valley Technical College Appleton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 55 |
| Gateway Technical College Kenosha | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Madison Area Technical College Madison | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 57 |
| Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Northcentral Technical College Wausau | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Northwood Technical College Rice Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 50 |
| Western Technical College La Crosse | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.