Registered Apprenticeship National Results

Fiscal Year 2011 (10/01/2010 to 9/30/2011)

Registered Apprenticeship programs are developed and enhanced through strategic partnerships consisting of Office of Apprenticeship (OA) or a State Apprenticeship Agency (SAA), Registered Apprenticeship program sponsors, community-based organizations, educational institutions, the workforce system, and other stakeholders. These programs are sponsored and operated on a voluntary basis by individual employers, employer associations, or jointly through labor/management agreements.

 
Apprentices and Participation Trends
  • In FY 2011, more than 130,000 individuals entered the apprenticeship system.
  • Nationwide, there are more than 398,000 apprentices currently obtaining the skills they need to succeed while earning the wages they need to build financial security.
  • In FY 2011, over 55,000 graduated from the apprenticeship system.
 
Apprenticeship Sponsors and Trends
  • There are approximately 25,000 registered apprenticeship programs across the nation.
  • In FY 2011, 1,400 new apprenticeship programs were established nationwide.
 

Active Apprentices

 

Program Completers

 

Active Programs

 

Active Apprentices Map

 

New Apprentices Map

 

Active Programs Map


              National Registered Apprenticeship Results*
Fiscal Year Active Apprentices New Apprentices Total Completers Active Programs New Programs
2001 386,511 141,686 54,047 33,298 3,556
2002 469,238 139,090 52,148 31,858 3,053
2003 488,927 134,343 58,816 32,196 3,346
2004 405,269 140,052 63,037 27,802 4,590
2005 409,040 151,632 56,849 28,810 3,448
2006 449,897 188,006 58,109 29,278 3,196
2007 451,056 192,128 52,109 27,976 3,271
2008 432,323 112,582 35,015 24,284 1,524
2009 408,383 87,057 47,054 26,621 1,456
2010 376,789 79,666 46,294 25,960 1,807
2011 336,265 93,560 49,993 24,966 1,409
             * Totals do not include USMAP data


              United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP)
Item FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
New Apprentices 20,200 23,650 30,323 36,831
Active Apprentices 51,645 58,652 69,870 62,404
Active Male 44,536 50,133 58,960 51,459
Active Female 7,109 8,519 10,910 10,945
Total Completers 2,820 3,439 4,918 5,185
Total Cancelled 13,823 15,661 18,076 23,619
 

The United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP) is a formal military training program that provides active duty Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps service members the opportunity to improve their job skills and to complete their civilian apprenticeship requirements while they are on active duty. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) provides the nationally recognized "Certificate of Completion" upon program completion.

 
State Active Apprentices Active Programs New Apprentices New Programs
Alaska 2,017 327 704 48
Alabama 3,421 107 886 9
Arkansas 3,024 110 1,427 2
Arizona 2,933 107 1,222 5
California 36,129 199 10,484 7
Colorado 3,945 248 1,715 9
Connecticut 4,538 1,405 448 6
District of Colombia 4,879 248 1,109  
Delaware 953 273 334  
Florida 7,848 240 3,037 3
Georgia 4,732 187 1,386 4
Guam 610 83 109 7
Hawaii 7,099 75 1,060  
Iowa 4,743 461 2,584 83
Idaho 770 185 265 13
Illinois 11,906 553 2,653 21
Indiana 11,954 825 5,999 44
Kansas 1,515 285 447 15
Kentucky 2,735 163 1,136 10
Louisiana 2,867 51 1,223 1
Massachusetts 5,974 944 1,520 90
Maryland 14,329 202 2,897 13
Maine 891 109 148  
Michigan 8,424 1,075 2,974 158
Minnesota 6,894   1,747  
Missouri 8,859 477 3,603 28
Mississippi 1,683 119 458 1
Montana 1,028 527 567 33
North Carolina 3,868 501 1,789 33
North Dakota 776 68 374 4
Nebraska 2,863 104 1,874 8
New Hampshire 1,775 426 722 28
New Jersey 7,449 1,745 1,946 97
New Mexico 1,886 53 359 0
Nevada 3,587 101 549 6
New York 16,671 721 2,187 26
Ohio 9,995 899 3,523 22
Oklahoma 1,520 108 593 1
Oregon 5,261 177 1,888  
Pennsylvania 11,938 881 2,656 59
Rhode Island 1,416 381 237 47
South Carolina 3,198 283 1,238 31
South Dakota 954 77 511 0
Tennessee 4,285 314 1,469 11
Texas 10,602 349 4,075 23
Utah 2,778 362 1,050 40
Virginia 14,415 2,753 2,980 283
Vermont 650 275 228 34
Washington 10,937 290 2,397  
Wisconsin 7,846 974 3,654 34
West Virginia 4,311 558 1,164 22
Wyoming 336 86 173 12
 

DATA NOTE: US DOL's Office of Apprenticeship uses a combination of individual records and aggregate state reports to calculate national totals as depicted on this webpage. The Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Management Data System (RAPIDS) captures individual record data from 25 Office of Apprenticeship (OA) states and 8 of the 25 State Apprenticeship Agency (SAA) states. For SAA states that manage their data outside of RAPIDS, information is provided in the aggregate to US DOL on a quarterly basis.

Definitions:
New Apprentices: Apprentices registered during the period (The begin date, not the registration date is used).
New Programs: Programs registered during the period.
Active Apprentices: include registered (RE), suspended (SU), and reinstated (RI) apprentices.
Active Programs: include registered (RE) and reinstated (RI) programs.
Active During Apprentice/Program: active during the period (active at begin of period + newly registered during this period based on begin date).
Active Apprentices/Programs at EOP: Active at the end of period (active at BOP + new during period - completed/cancelled during period).
Completers: Apprentices that have completed during the period.
Top 10 Occupations for Fiscal Year 2011

Registered Apprenticeship has over 1,000 apprenticeable occupations across a variety of fields, but we're quite proud of our traditionally strong showing in the construction industry. Here are our Top 10 Occupations for the previous fiscal year, almost all of which are available in both Green industries and growing industries.

 

Top 10 Occupations for Fiscal Year 2011

Occupation Title

Active Apprentices

Electrician

36,624

Heavy Truck Driver

31,166

Carpenter

16,737

Plumber

13,071

Pipe Fitter

8,570

Sheet Metal Worker

7,895

Construction Craft Laborer

6,638

Roofer

5,665

Structural Steel/Ironworker

5,269

Painter

3,405

 

DATA NOTE: DATA NOTE: The data in the occupation table above is from 33 states. The Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Management Data System (RAPIDS) is used by 25 Office of Apprenticeship (OA) states and 8 of the 25 State Apprenticeship Agency (SAA) states.