Resume template · Updated October 2026
Plumber resume template
Short answer
Leslie suits a plumber: it prints work experience straight after a short summary, so the calls you run, the systems you install and the inspections you pass come before the tool list. The fictional sample is a licensed journeyman on residential service, clearing drains, replacing water heaters and mentoring apprentices, after five years of apprenticeship and rough-in work on new homes.
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Why Leslie suits a plumber resume
Leslie runs summary, work experience, skills, education and certifications, so a service manager reads your license level in the summary and your calls and installs next. Plumbing is hired on what you have fixed and built to code, and that order puts it first. The centred blue header is the only colour, so the page still looks like trade paperwork.
Second choice: Henrietta. Henrietta prints education straight after the jobs; better while your apprenticeship school is recent and carries weight.
What goes in each section, in Leslie's order
Leslie prints its sections in a fixed order, the same in the PDF and the Word file. Here is that order for this sample, and what to put in each section.
- Professional Summary. License level and state first ("licensed journeyman plumber, Minnesota"), then years, the work you do most (service, new construction, commercial) and one result such as callbacks or inspections passed.
- Work Experience. Service plumbers give calls per day, the problems they fix (drains, water heaters, fixtures, sewer lines) and callback rate. New construction plumbers give homes or buildings, rough-in and finish, pipe materials and inspections passed. Add apprentices you train.
- Skills. Labelled rows after the jobs. Technical holds the plumbing work (drain diagnosis, rough-in, water heaters, soldering, code compliance); Tools names the sewer camera, jetter, press or PEX tools and the dispatch software.
- Education. The apprenticeship classroom program or trade school, with the year you finished. A high school diploma can follow on its own line.
- Certifications. The plumbing license with its level, state and year, then safety cards such as an OSHA 10-hour construction course. They print last, so the summary repeats the license.
The sample resume as text
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Owen Gallagher
Journeyman Plumber, Residential Service
Minneapolis, MN | owen.gallagher@example.com | (612) 555-0164
Licensed journeyman plumber with ten years in residential service and new construction. Diagnoses and repairs drains, water lines, fixtures and water heaters on five to seven service calls a day, keeps callbacks near 4% and mentors two apprentices.
Experience
Service Plumber, Northstar Plumbing and Drain, Minneapolis, MN (04/2021 to Present)
- Run five to seven residential service calls a day: leaks, clogged drains, fixtures, sump pumps and water heaters, with a callback rate near 4%.
- Camera-inspect and jet sewer lines; found root intrusion and sagging sections that led to 30 line repairs last year.
- Replace about 120 tank and tankless water heaters a year, including venting, expansion tanks and permits.
- Quote repairs on a tablet in ServiceTitan and walk homeowners through the options before starting work.
- Mentor two apprentices on diagnosis, soldering and PEX.
Plumbing Apprentice, then Journeyman, Lakes Area Mechanical, St. Paul, MN (06/2016 to 03/2021)
- Roughed in and set fixtures in more than 40 single-family homes and two small apartment buildings.
- Installed copper, PEX, PVC and cast-iron piping from plans; rough-in inspections passed without corrections on all but two homes.
- Completed a four-year apprenticeship with about 8,000 hours on the job.
Education
Certificate, Plumbing Apprenticeship Classroom Program, Twin Rivers Technical College (05/2020)
High School Diploma, Cedar Lake High School (06/2015)
Certifications
- Journeyman Plumber License, State of Minnesota (2020)
- OSHA 10-Hour Construction, OSHA Outreach Training Program (2017)
Skills
Drain and sewer diagnosis, Water heater installation, Rough-in and finish, Soldering and brazing, Blueprint reading, Plumbing code, Sewer camera and locator, Hydro-jetter, PEX expansion tools, ServiceTitan, Explaining options to homeowners, Training apprentices
How to make the sample yours
Put license level and state up front
Apprentice, journeyman or master, and where. A contractor hiring in one state needs to know at once whether you can work there or must test again.
Split service from construction
Service work is judged on diagnosis, customer handling and callbacks; new construction on layout, speed and inspections. Lead with the side the posting is hiring for.
Name pipe materials and systems
Copper, PEX, PVC, cast iron, tankless water heaters, backflow devices, grease traps. Each one tells a contractor what you can take on without supervision.
Show code work through inspections
Rough-in and final inspections passed without corrections say more than "knowledge of plumbing code".
Mention apprentices you train
Teaching soldering, layout or diagnosis shows you are ready to run jobs or a service van on your own.
Keywords to keep where they are true
Terms this kind of resume is usually searched for. Use the posting's exact wording, and only for work you have done.
- plumber
- journeyman plumber
- plumbing license
- service calls
- drain cleaning
- sewer camera inspection
- water heater installation
- rough-in
- finish plumbing
- PEX
- copper piping
- blueprint reading
- plumbing code
- backflow
Mistakes to avoid
- Leaving the license level and state off the top half of the page.
- "Performed plumbing repairs" with no call volume, systems or callbacks.
- Claiming a master license before the state has issued it.
- Listing every tool in the van instead of the work you can do with it.
How the sample PDF reads in text extractors
We exported this sample with Resumity's PDF exporter in Chrome on 2026-10-29 and read the file back with three open-source text extractors. This shows whether software that turns a PDF into text can recover it; it is not a test of any commercial applicant tracking system. How we test templates.
| Extractor | Name, email, phone | Headings | Bullets intact |
|---|---|---|---|
| pdf.js 4.10.38 | All found | 5 of 5 | 8 of 8 |
| pdftotext (Xpdf) 4.00 | All found | 5 of 5 | 8 of 8 |
| pypdf 6.13.0 | All found | 5 of 5 | 8 of 8 |
Frequently asked questions
Where should my plumbing license go on a resume?
In the summary, with level and state, and again under certifications with the license year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that most states and some localities require plumbers to be licensed, with journey-level status after an apprenticeship and exam and master status after more experience and another exam, so the level matters to every employer.
How do I list a plumbing apprenticeship?
Give the sponsor, the years and the hours. BLS describes most plumbing apprenticeships as lasting four or five years, with about 2,000 hours of paid on-the-job training plus technical instruction each year, so a reader knows what your hours mean.
How is a service plumber resume different from a new construction resume?
Service resumes show diagnosis, calls per day, customer handling and callbacks. New construction resumes show layout from plans, rough-in and finish, speed and inspections. Many plumbers have done both; lead with the one you want next.
Should I include customer reviews on a plumber resume?
A single line works, such as "named in 40 five-star reviews last year". Do not paste quotes or customer names.
How long should a plumber resume be?
One page for most plumbers. A master plumber who has run crews or a business can use two.
Will applicant tracking systems read this Leslie PDF?
The sample PDF read back with its contact details, all 5 section headings and all 8 bullets intact in three open-source text extractors (pdf.js, pdftotext and pypdf). Commercial systems such as Workday, Greenhouse or Taleo were not tested, and each employer configures its own.
Guides and templates for this resume
Sources, checked 29 October 2026
We opened every page below on that date. Pay, rules and requirements change, so check the source before you rely on a detail.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters: How to Become One (most learn through a 4- or 5-year apprenticeship with about 2,000 hours of paid on-the-job training a year; most states and some localities require plumbers to be licensed; journey-level after an exam, master status after more experience and another exam)
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