Registered apprenticeships · 51-state directory

Apprenticeship programs, state by state

Registered apprenticeship is one of the most AI-resilient pathways into skilled work. Below, all 51 U.S. jurisdictions ranked by active enrollment — open any state for its programs, completion rate, wage progression and top trades.

Coverage: all 50 states plus the District of Columbia (51 jurisdictions), from U.S. Department of Labor registered-apprenticeship data.

Active apprentices
844,900
Registered programs
32,683
Avg completion
58.2%
Jurisdictions
51
# State Active
1 California 89,000
2 Texas 71,000
3 Ohio 52,000
4 Pennsylvania 48,000
5 New York 44,000
6 Illinois 38,000
7 Wisconsin 34,000
8 Michigan 31,000
9 Virginia 28,000
10 Indiana 26,000
11 Minnesota 25,000
12 Washington 24,000
13 Florida 22,000
14 Georgia 20,000
15 North Carolina 18,500
16 New Jersey 18,000
17 Massachusetts 17,500
18 Colorado 16,000
19 Arizona 15,500
20 Maryland 14,500
21 Oregon 13,500
22 Tennessee 13,000
23 Missouri 12,500
24 Iowa 11,000
25 Utah 10,500
26 Kansas 9,500
27 Kentucky 9,000
28 Nevada 8,800
29 Oklahoma 8,500
30 Connecticut 8,000
31 Louisiana 7,800
32 Arkansas 7,000
33 Alabama 6,800
34 South Carolina 6,500
35 Nebraska 6,000
36 West Virginia 5,500
37 New Mexico 5,000
38 Idaho 4,800
39 Hawaii 4,500
40 Maine 4,200
41 Rhode Island 3,800
42 Mississippi 3,600
43 New Hampshire 3,400
44 North Dakota 3,200
45 South Dakota 3,000
46 Alaska 2,800
47 Delaware 2,500
48 Montana 2,400
49 Vermont 2,100
50 Wyoming 1,900
51 District of Columbia 1,800

Data source: U.S. Department of Labor registered-apprenticeship program data, compiled by PlainWorkforce. See our methodology.