Union apprenticeships in California

Starts at $30/hr

IBEW Local 551 offers two apprenticeship programs: a 5-year Inside Wireman program and a Sound and Communications program.

Starts at $27/hrNext start Jul 7

The piping apprenticeship is a five-year program with on-the-job training and classroom instruction.

Next start Jan 14

The UA Local 467 Apprenticeship offers training in Plumbing, Pipefitting, Refrigeration Fitting (HVACR), and Steamfitting through a combination of on-the-job training and classroom instruction.

UA Local 398 offers apprenticeship programs for new entrants to trades like plumbing, HVACR, steamfitting, and welding.

The UBC Local 562 Apprenticeship offers training in trades like general carpentry, pile driving, and interior systems through the Southwest Carpenters Training Fund.

UBC Local 619 offers a carpenter apprenticeship through the Western States Carpenters Training Fund, emphasizing hands-on training at state-of-the-art centers.

Apprenticeship program for Pile Drivers with a combination of on-the-job training and classroom instruction.

UA Local 230 offers a unified Pipe Trades Apprenticeship covering plumbing, steamfitting, pipefitting, refrigeration, and HVAC/R for commercial, industrial, and residential construction.

UBC Local 180 operates under Nor Cal Carpenters Training, offering hands-on training in various crafts.

The UA Local 343 Apprenticeship offers a comprehensive training program for Plumbers, Steamfitters, and Pipe Fitters, combining classroom instruction with on-the-job training over a five-year period.

Local 1607 offers millwright apprenticeship training focused on petrochemical, food processing, material handling, turbines, and renewable energy.

Biennial intake (next 2027); $59.50-$70/hr journeyman; Bay Area

UA Local 114 offers a registered apprenticeship program in pipe trades (plumbers, pipefitters, welders) serving Santa Barbara County, California.

HS diploma/GED; valid transportation; transcripts/birth cert/DD214

UA Local 364 offers apprenticeships in plumbing, steamfitting, HVAC, and refrigeration, covering commercial, industrial, and residential construction applications.

The UA Local 345 Apprenticeship offers training in Landscape/Irrigation, Sewer & Storm Drain Underground Industrial Piping, approved by the California DAS and recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Carpentry apprenticeships offered through the union system.

UBC Local 713 offers apprenticeship programs affiliated with Nor Cal Carpenters Training, emphasizing hands-on training in various crafts.