Pipefitter, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor

The salary in the Department of Water and Power is $119,370 (flat-rated).

• In some positions, higher salaries are paid for hazardous work.
• The current salary range is subject to change. Please confirm the starting salary with the hiring department before accepting a job offer.

A Pipefitter does skilled work in the installation, replacement, maintenance, and repair of industrial steam, oil, air, gas, water, steam heating and other pipe systems, including high pressure and high temperature systems.

(06/02/2023)

$107,030 (flat-rated)

The salary in the Department of Water and Power is $119,370 (flat-rated).

• In some positions, higher salaries are paid for hazardous work.
• The current salary range is subject to change. Please confirm the starting salary with the hiring department before accepting a job offer.
• For information regarding reciprocity between the City of Los Angeles departments and LADWP, go to http://per.lacity.org/ .

A Pipefitter does skilled work in the installation, replacement, maintenance, and repair of industrial steam, oil, air, gas, water, steam heating and other pipe systems, including high pressure and high temperature systems.

(06/02/2023)

• Completion of a recognized apprenticeship as a pipefitter; or
• Five years of full-time paid experience as a Mechanical Helper with the City of Los Angeles working with a Pipefitter; or
• Six years of full-time paid experience performing installation, replacement, maintenance and repair of industrial steam, oil, air, gas, water, steam heating and other pipe systems, including high pressure and high temperature systems.

(06/02/2023)

• Applicants who lack six months or less of the required experience may file for this examination. However, they cannot be appointed until the full experience requirement is met.
• Applicants filing under Requirement #1 must submit an Apprenticeship Certificate at the time of filing. The copy of the Certificate must be attached to the on-line application BEFORE the application is submitted. If the Certificate is attached AFTER the on-line application has been submitted, applicants WILL NOT be credited with having submitted it, and WILL NOT be considered further in this examination.
• Applicants filing under Requirement #2 using City of Los Angeles experience in a City class other than as a Mechanical Helper must submit a copy of their City of Los Angeles “Verification of Work Experience” (VWE) form with the required signatures, verifying their experience working with a Pipefitter. The form may be downloaded at http://per.lacity.org/exams/vwe-sup.pdf . Applicants may attach the completed VWE form to their on-line application at the time of filing, or will have seven (7) calendar days from the on-line submission date to e‑mail a copy of their completed VWE form to per.appdocs
  
  . The subject line of your e‑mail must include the exam title, your name and indicate it is a VWE. In the body of your e‑mail, you must also include your first and last name, last four digits of your Social Security Number and contact phone number. Applicants who fail to submit their signed VWE form within the time required will not be considered further in this examination.
• Some positions may require a valid California driver’s license. Candidates may not be eligible for appointment to these positions if their record within the last 36 months reflects three or more moving violations and/or at‑fault accidents, or a conviction of a major moving violation (such as DUI).
• During the probationary period in the Los Angeles World Airports, Department of Water and Power, and Department of Public Works, Pipe fitters…