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Plumbing schools in New Jersey
New Jersey has 3 accredited campuses awarding plumbing credentials. If you finish and work as a plumber or pipefitter in New Jersey, expect to start around $48,720–$61,810 and reach a median of $78,240 with experience; the top quarter earn $106,830 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Jersey). Graduates of these New Jersey programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $25,693 in their first year, against $30,730 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters earn in New Jersey
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 8,750 employed in New Jersey. National median: $63,800.
Campuses in New Jersey, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: HackensackPatersonToms River
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences | Paterson | for-profit | 48 | $25,693 | $10,478 | 81% | $28,674 |
| Adult and Continuing Education-BCTS | Hackensack | Public | 23 | not reported | not reported | 91% | $15,891 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School | Toms River | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 65% | $17,400 |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.