Georgia Apprenticeship Programs
As of September 2026, Georgia operates one of the larger registered-apprenticeship systems in the country: 20,000 active apprentices in 800 programs, with completion pay near $27.80/hour.
- Active apprentices
- 20,000
- National rank
- #14 / 51
- Completion rate
- 53.8%
- Completion wage
- $28
Georgia ranks #14 of 51 jurisdictions by active registered apprentices - about 2.4% of all U.S. registered apprentices. Its 53.8% completion rate sits 4.4 pts below the 58.2% national average, and apprentices who finish raise their pay by 79% - from $16 to $28 an hour.
Apprenticeship filing desk
Jurisdiction GE · Georgia
Georgia registered-apprenticeship filing: 20,000 active apprentices (rank 14/51), 800 programs, 53.8% completion.
- BOOK-MID 20,000
- RANK-MID #14
- PROG-MID 800
- COMP-MID 53.8%
- WAGE-MID +79%
- SHARE-SMALL 2.4%
- NEW-FY 5,200
Nearest enrollment peer: North Carolina (1,500 apprentice gap)
U.S. Department of Labor registered-apprenticeship filing stamps for this jurisdiction. Read: fastest growing occupations 2034
Where Georgia sits among all 51 jurisdictions
Enrollment by jurisdiction; Georgia sits in the top tercile. Inventory size is not a quality ranking.
Georgia vs all states by active apprentices
Where this state's DOL registered-apprenticeship enrollment sits among every tracked jurisdiction
20,000 14th of 51 higher than 37 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 Georgia'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: wage lift
The standout metric here is a flat wage arc: 79.4% growth from start to completion, less than 92% of states manage.
Below-average completion
Completion trails at 53.8%, 4.4 points under the national 58.2%. Whatever intake achieves, attrition gives part of it back.
Where the scale sits
20,000 active apprentices rank 14 of 51 nationally, 2.4% of all registered enrollment.
Fewer, larger programs
The state's 800 registered programs average 25 apprentices each, above the 23.6 national norm — enrollment concentrates in larger sponsors rather than spreading across many small ones.
Steady intake
A 26% intake ratio (5,200 new apprentices this fiscal year) keeps Georgia in the middle tercile for pipeline speed.
Georgia'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%
- Plumber 27%
- Carpenter 28%
- HVAC Mechanic -
- Pipefitter -
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 Georgia have?
20,000 active registered apprentices — rank 14 of 51 jurisdictions — spread over about 800 registered programs.
What is the apprenticeship completion rate in Georgia?
53.8%, which trails the 58.2% national average by 4.4 points.
How much do apprentices earn in Georgia?
Apprentices start near $15.50/hour and finish near $27.80. The 79.4% progression is flatter than in most states.
What are the top apprenticeship trades in Georgia?
The dataset's largest registered-apprenticeship occupations for Georgia are Electrician, Plumber, HVAC Mechanic, Carpenter, Pipefitter — construction trades dominate registered apprenticeship in every state.
Why does Georgia 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
Next steps here
Use Georgia's apprenticeship numbers above to plan a specific trade path, not just compare states.
- Weigh an apprenticeship path against a college degree with real wage and growth numbers. Apprenticeships vs college
- The full occupation directory covers wage and AI exposure for any specific trade. Browse all occupations
- The occupations projected to add the most jobs through 2034 are worth a look. Fastest-growing occupations
Apprenticeship figures come from U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship data; enrollment and completion vary by program and year.
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).