Arizona Apprenticeship Programs
As of September 2026, Arizona fields 15,500 active apprentices across 620 registered programs, a mid-sized system with 53.1% completion.
- Active apprentices
- 15,500
- National rank
- #19 / 51
- Completion rate
- 53.1%
- Completion wage
- $29
Arizona ranks #19 of 51 jurisdictions by active registered apprentices - about 1.8% of all U.S. registered apprentices. Its 53.1% completion rate sits 5.1 pts below the 58.2% national average, and apprentices who finish raise their pay by 81% - from $16 to $29 an hour.
Apprenticeship filing desk
Jurisdiction AR · Arizona
Arizona registered-apprenticeship filing: 15,500 active apprentices (rank 19/51), 620 programs, 53.1% completion.
- BOOK-MID 15,500
- RANK-MID #19
- PROG-MID 620
- COMP-LOW 53.1%
- WAGE-STRONG +81%
- SHARE-SMALL 1.8%
- NEW-FY 4,000
Nearest enrollment peer: Colorado (500 apprentice gap)
U.S. Department of Labor registered-apprenticeship filing stamps for this jurisdiction. Read: fastest growing occupations 2034
Where Arizona sits among all 51 jurisdictions
Enrollment by jurisdiction with Arizona marked mid-field. Inventory size is not a quality ranking.
Arizona vs all states by active apprentices
Where this state's DOL registered-apprenticeship enrollment sits among every tracked jurisdiction
15,500 19th of 51 higher than 32 of 51 states
States and territories, banded by active apprentices
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Labor registered-apprenticeship data · 2026-09-25
Source: U.S. Department of Labor registered-apprenticeship data, compiled by PlainWorkforce.
Reading Arizona's numbers
What stands out in this state's DOL filing, most distinctive first. Every figure below is computed from the state's own row in the dataset.
The signature stat: completion
If one figure defines this system it is attrition: 53.1% completion, weaker than 94% of states.
Where the scale sits
15,500 active apprentices rank 19 of 51 nationally, 1.8% of all registered enrollment.
Fewer, larger programs
The state's 620 registered programs average 25 apprentices each, above the 23.6 national norm — enrollment concentrates in larger sponsors rather than spreading across many small ones.
Flatter wage progression
The wage arc is comparatively flat: $15.75/hour rising 81% to $28.50, a bottom-tercile progression (national norm 82.7%).
Steady intake
A 25.8% intake ratio (4,000 new apprentices this fiscal year) keeps Arizona in the middle tercile for pipeline speed.
Arizona's largest registered-apprenticeship occupations, ranked by AI-exposure score, most sit well below the 37% occupation-wide average (the dotted line), which is exactly why the trades are AI-resilient. Bars link to the full occupation profile where tracked.
- Electrician 13%
- Operating Engineer 25%
- Plumber 27%
- Carpenter 28%
- HVAC Mechanic -
AI-exposure scores are PlainWorkforce's analysis of O*NET task data; the 37% line is the average across all 832 tracked occupations. Lower = more AI-resilient.
Frequently asked questions
How many apprentices does Arizona have?
Arizona reports about 15,500 active registered apprentices in 620 programs, ranking 19 of 51 jurisdictions.
What is the apprenticeship completion rate in Arizona?
53.1%, which trails the 58.2% national average by 5.1 points.
How much do apprentices earn in Arizona?
Apprentices start near $15.75/hour and finish near $28.50. The 81% progression is flatter than in most states.
What are the top apprenticeship trades in Arizona?
The dataset's largest registered-apprenticeship occupations for Arizona are Electrician, Plumber, HVAC Mechanic, Carpenter, Operating Engineer — construction trades dominate registered apprenticeship in every state.
Why does Arizona have so few programs for its size?
Because its sponsors run large: 25 apprentices per program on average, top-tercile nationally — the same enrollment needs fewer registered programs.
Compare other states
What to do with this
Use Arizona's apprenticeship numbers above to plan a specific trade path, not just compare states.
- Compare an apprenticeship path against a college degree using real wage and growth numbers. Apprenticeships vs college
- The full occupation directory covers wage and AI exposure for any specific trade. Browse all occupations
- Through 2034, these are the occupations projected to add the most jobs. Fastest-growing occupations
Enrollment and completion vary by program and year; these figures come from the U.S. Department of Labor's Registered Apprenticeship data.
Every figure on PlainWorkforce is rendered directly from BLS/O*NET source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Enrollment and wage figures are rounded. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these figures, or report a data error. Data current as of U.S. Department of Labor, Registered Apprenticeship.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Registered Apprenticeship (active apprentices, registered programs, completion rates, and wages by state), O*NET (occupation task data, for the linked AI-exposure scores).