Florida Apprenticeship Programs
As of September 2026, Florida operates one of the larger registered-apprenticeship systems in the country: 22,000 active apprentices in 870 programs, with completion pay near $27.50/hour.
- Active apprentices
- 22,000
- National rank
- #13 / 51
- Completion rate
- 52.3%
- Completion wage
- $28
Florida ranks #13 of 51 jurisdictions by active registered apprentices - about 2.6% of all U.S. registered apprentices. Its 52.3% completion rate sits 5.9 pts below the 58.2% national average, and apprentices who finish raise their pay by 80% - from $15 to $28 an hour.
Apprenticeship filing desk
Jurisdiction FL · Florida
Florida registered-apprenticeship filing: 22,000 active apprentices (rank 13/51), 870 programs, 52.3% completion.
- BOOK-MID 22,000
- RANK-UPPER #13
- PROG-MID 870
- COMP-LOW 52.3%
- WAGE-STRONG +80%
- SHARE-SMALL 2.6%
- NEW-FY 5,800
Nearest enrollment peer: Washington (2,000 apprentice gap)
U.S. Department of Labor registered-apprenticeship filing stamps for this jurisdiction. Read: fastest growing occupations 2034
Where Florida sits among all 51 jurisdictions
Enrollment by jurisdiction; Florida sits in the top tercile. Inventory size is not a quality ranking.
Florida vs all states by active apprentices
Where this state's DOL registered-apprenticeship enrollment sits among every tracked jurisdiction
22,000 13th of 51 higher than 38 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 Florida'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: 52.3% completion, weaker than 98% of states.
Where the scale sits
22,000 active apprentices rank 13 of 51 nationally, 2.6% of all registered enrollment.
Fewer, larger programs
The state's 870 registered programs average 25.3 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: $15.25/hour rising 80.3% to $27.50, a bottom-tercile progression (national norm 82.7%).
Fast intake pipeline
New registrations are running hot: 5,800 in the latest fiscal year equals 26.4% of the active base (national pace 25.9%). If completions keep up, this system is compounding.
Florida'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%
- Sheet Metal Worker 23%
- 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 Florida have?
22,000 active registered apprentices — rank 13 of 51 jurisdictions — spread over about 870 registered programs.
What is the apprenticeship completion rate in Florida?
52.3%, which trails the 58.2% national average by 5.9 points.
How much do apprentices earn in Florida?
Apprentices start near $15.25/hour and finish near $27.50. The 80.3% progression is flatter than in most states.
What are the top apprenticeship trades in Florida?
The dataset's largest registered-apprenticeship occupations for Florida are Electrician, Plumber, HVAC Mechanic, Carpenter, Sheet Metal Worker — construction trades dominate registered apprenticeship in every state.
Is apprenticeship growing in Florida?
The intake numbers say yes: 5,800 new apprentices registered in the latest fiscal year, 26.4% of the current active base and above the 25.9% national pace.
Compare other states
What to do with this
Use Florida's apprenticeship numbers above to plan a specific trade path, not just compare states.
- Real wage and growth numbers weigh an apprenticeship path against a college degree. Apprenticeships vs college
- Browse the full occupation directory to check wage and AI exposure for a specific trade. Browse all occupations
- The occupations projected to add the most jobs through 2034 are worth a look. 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).