Union apprenticeships in California
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Operating Engineers · OE3 JATC
IUOE Local 3 · Northern California, California
Accepting applications·Checked this month
Starts at $26/hr
Application process available after completing the mandatory orientation and following the video's instructions.
No fixed application dates are published; the page presents an ongoing orientation-to-application process.
Sheet Metal · SMART Local 104 Training Fund
SMART Local 104 · Bay Area, California
Accepting applications·Checked this month
Open; the official application form is active and 2026 test dates remain scheduled.
No fixed application deadline is published; applications feed scheduled testing and ranking cycles.
Construction · LIUNA Local 300
LIUNA Local 300 · Los Angeles, California
Accepting applications·Checked this month
Applications are accepted into a waiting process; entry assessments are scheduled based on Local Union need.
Continuous application with required applicant check-ins during March, June, October, and December.
Electrician · IBEW Local 18
IBEW Local 18 · Los Angeles, California
Accepting applications·Checked this month
Open intake action; Local 18 says job-referral books may be signed at any time.
Continuous book signing; re-sign is required from the 1st through the 20th of January, April, July, and October while listed.
Plumber/Pipefitter · UA Local 393
UA Local 393 · San Jose, California
Application status unknown·Checked this month
Starts at $30/hr
Electrician · Kern County Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC), IBEW Local 428
IBEW Local 428 · Bakersfield, California
Application status unknown·Checked this month
Starts at $25/hr
Elevator · IUEC Local 18
IUEC Local 18 · Los Angeles, California
Application status unknown·Checked this month
No Local 18-specific open recruitment was established from the current official NEIEP opportunities page.
Local recruitments occur as needed, generally when a two-year list expires or is exhausted; no Local 18 dates were verified.
Electrician · IBEW Local 617 Apprenticeship
IBEW Local 617 · San Mateo, California
Application status unknown·Checked this month
Plumber/Pipefitter · UA Local 246 Apprenticeship
UA Local 246 · Fresno, California
Application status unknown·Checked this month
Next start Jan 13
Carpenter · UBC Local 743 Apprenticeship
UBC Local 743 · Bakersfield, California
Application status unknown·Checked this month
Carpenter · UBC Local 1789 Apprenticeship
UBC Local 1789 · South Lake Tahoe, California
Application status unknown·Checked this month
Carpenter · UBC Local 562 Apprenticeship
UBC Local 562 · Long Beach, California
Application status unknown·Checked this month
Carpenter · UBC Local 35 Apprenticeship
UBC Local 35 · San Rafael, California
Application status unknown·Checked this month
Carpenter · UBC Local 323 Apprenticeship
UBC Local 323 · Carson, California
Application status unknown·Checked this month
Construction · Plaster Tenders of Southern California Apprenticeship Program
LIUNA Local 1414 · Pomona, California
Application status unknown·Checked this month
Carpenter · UBC Local 34 Apprenticeship
UBC Local 34 · Oakland, California
Carpenter · UBC Local 721 Apprenticeship
UBC Local 721 · Whittier, California
Application status unknown·Checked this month
Plumber/Pipefitter · United Association Local Union 364 Plumbers & Fitters JATC
UA Local 364 · Colton, California
Plumber/Pipefitter · UA Local 114 Apprenticeship
UA Local 114 · Buellton, California
Electrician · Electrical Training Institute
IBEW Local 11 · Los Angeles, California
Applications closed·Checked this month
Starts at $26/hrJourneyman $65/hr
July 2026 window closed; the next planned window is October 2026.
Last window: July 6 at 7:00 a.m. through July 10, 2026. October 2026 exact dates are pending; windows may close at 2,000 applications.
Electrician · IBEW Local 332
IBEW Local 332 · San Jose, California
Applications closed·Checked this month
Recurring monthly application intake; currently between windows.
Online applications open at 8:00 a.m. on the first day of each month and remain open for the first three days, capped at 300 per month.
Plumber/Pipefitter · UA Local 38 JATC
UA Local 38 · San Francisco, California
Applications closed·Checked this month
Closed; the next opportunity is scheduled for 2027.
Next application date: June 2027; forms are expected on the official site in May, exact date pending.
Electrician · SF JATC
IBEW Local 6 · San Francisco, California
Applications closed·Checked this month
Closed; the 2026 applicants have completed aptitude testing and are awaiting results.
No next application period is scheduled; future dates will be posted on the official site.
Electrician · IBEW Local 40
IBEW Local 40 · Los Angeles, California
Applications closed·Checked this month
Closed; the 600-application limit was reached.
Next Inside Construction application window is expected in Spring 2028.
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