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Your complete guide to skilled trade careers — apprenticeship programs, union membership, licensing, salary data, and the tools of the trade.
Find Your Path
Framing, finishing, cabinetry, and formwork is the backbone of every construction project.
One of the most in-demand trades in the country
Heating, cooling, ventilation, refrigeration, and industrial piping systems
Structural steel, reinforcing iron, and ornamental work are some of the highest paid union jobs in construction.
Bricklaying, stonework, tile setting, and concrete, are skilled crafts with lasting visible results.
Install and service water, gas, and drainage systems for homes and commercial buildings.
Why Union
Changes Everything
A union apprenticeship isn't just job training — it's a full career launch. You earn a competitive wage from day one, receive fully-funded healthcare, and graduate debt-free with a journeyman card that opens doors nationally.
- →Earn $18–$28/hr as a first-year apprentice while others pay tuition
- →Employer-paid healthcare and pension benefits from the start
- →Structured 4–5 year path to journeyman status with guaranteed raises
- →Portable credentials recognized across the country
- →Continuing education, foreman training, and leadership pipelines
Real
Wages.
No Debt.
From the Hub
How Memphis' Paid Pre-Apprenticeship Program Is Putting People to Work in the Trades
An interview with Matt Brown, director of Mid-South Construction Careers, on how a paid pre-apprenticeship program is building Memphis' skilled trades pipeline.
How to Get Into a UBC Carpenter Apprenticeship
How to Pass the UA Pipefitter and HVAC Apprenticeship Test (2026 Guide)
How to Pass the UA Plumber Apprenticeship Test (2026 Guide)
How to Pass the IBEW Aptitude Test and Impress the Interview Committee
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Your Trade Career?
No college debt. No ceiling on earnings. Find the right apprenticeship program in your area today.