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Apprentice, journeyman, master: state which one you are and the license state right at the top, since it is often the first filter a contractor applies. Follow it with what kind of work you actually do, residential service, new construction rough-in, or commercial and industrial piping, because the trade splits hard along that line and a resume that reads as generic pipework loses to one that names the specialty.
Callback rate, number of service calls handled per day, backflow tests completed, project dollar value: these are the details a service manager or contractor actually weighs. "Experienced with residential plumbing" says nothing a competing resume does not also say. "Cut callback rate from 9% to under 4%" is specific enough to be checked and remembered.
Backflow prevention tester certification, OSHA 10 or 30, gas line certification, drain camera or trenchless repair training: list them by name and date. A property manager or GC hiring for a job with backflow testing or gas work requirements is often scanning resumes for exactly these terms, not for a general description of plumbing experience.
Logged apprenticeship hours toward licensure are one of the few hard numbers early in this trade, and they matter to anyone reviewing the resume. State the running total and the licensing body’s hour requirement if you are close to meeting it, rather than leaving hours off and describing the work in vague terms.
One page for an apprentice or a journeyman with under roughly ten years in the trade. Two pages becomes reasonable once you are managing crews, holding a master license, or have enough certifications and project history that trimming to one page would cut real, relevant detail.
List employers, not individual service calls, unless a single project was large or notable enough to name specifically, like a hospital or apartment complex retrofit. Group similar work under each employer entry with the type and scale of jobs, since a long list of individual addresses reads as clutter rather than substance.
A short gap between contractor jobs is common in this trade and does not need explaining on the resume itself. Moving between residential and commercial work is also normal and worth stating plainly rather than glossing over, since a contractor hiring for one wants to know you have handled it, not guess from job titles alone.
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