Union apprenticeships in Illinois

Starts at $24/hrJourneyman $59/hr

9 counties; moving Downers Grove June 2025; $54.57/hr total package

Starts at $24/hr

The SMART Local 218 Apprenticeship is a four-year program offering comprehensive training in sheet metal work, including pattern development, welding, and safety training.

Starts at $23/hrJourneyman $58/hr

The Northern Illinois Electrical Apprenticeship & Training Center offers a comprehensive 5-year apprenticeship program for Construction Electricians and Telecommunication professionals.

Starts at $20/hrJourneyman $40/hr

SMART Local 1 offers a Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Program covering residential, commercial, and service sheet metal work.

Local 34 offers apprenticeship programs through the IBEW-NECA Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) for Inside Wireman, Residential Wireman, and Telecommunications Equipment Installation.

The program provides high-quality training for residential, commercial, and industrial sheet metal work over a 5-year period.

The program equips the next generation of Sheet Metal Workers with skills and technology for a secure future.

UA Local 23 offers apprenticeships in Plumbing, Pipefitting, and HVACR with competitive wages and benefits.

Local 21 supports apprenticeships in electrical and telecommunications, with programs registered via Electrical JATC.

IBEW Local 193 JATC offers apprenticeship programs for Inside Wireman and Telecommunications Technician, combining on-the-job training with classroom instruction.

IBEW Local 145 offers apprenticeship programs through NECA-IBEW Electrical JATC and ALBAT, combining on-the-job training and classroom instruction.

Next start Oct 1

Electrician Apprenticeship Program offered through Lake County JATC in partnership with IBEW Local 150.

The IBEW Local 146 Apprenticeship offers a combination of supervised on-the-job training with electrical contractors and related classroom training by journeyman instructors.

Local 1027 offers carpentry apprenticeship programs through the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Apprentice and Training Program, emphasizing 'earn while you learn' with on-the-job training (OJT) and classroom instruction.

Industrial plumbing hub

Journeyman $58/hr

1500-2000 apprentices; IIT partnership; dual campuses Alsip/Westside

UA Local 99 is a US Department of Labor Registered Approved Apprenticeship Program that serves the commercial, residential, and industrial piping fields.

High pay; timed application windows

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