Idaho Apprenticeship Programs
Idaho's registered-apprenticeship system is small — 4,800 active apprentices across 225 programs as of September 2026 — so its structure, not its size, is the story below.
- Active apprentices
- 4,800
- National rank
- #38 / 51
- Completion rate
- 57.4%
- Completion wage
- $27
Idaho ranks #38 of 51 jurisdictions by active registered apprentices - about 0.6% of all U.S. registered apprentices. Its 57.4% completion rate sits 0.8 pts below the 58.2% national average, and apprentices who finish raise their pay by 83% - from $15 to $27 an hour.
Apprenticeship filing desk
Jurisdiction ID · Idaho
Idaho registered-apprenticeship filing: 4,800 active apprentices (rank 38/51), 225 programs, 57.4% completion.
- BOOK-TRACE 4,800
- RANK-LOWER #38
- PROG-SPARSE 225
- COMP-MID 57.4%
- WAGE-STRONG +83%
- SHARE-SMALL 0.6%
- NEW-FY 1,250
Nearest enrollment peer: New Mexico (200 apprentice gap)
U.S. Department of Labor registered-apprenticeship filing stamps for this jurisdiction. Read: fastest growing occupations 2034
Where Idaho sits among all 51 jurisdictions
Enrollment by jurisdiction; Idaho is marked near the small end. Inventory size is not a quality ranking.
Idaho vs all states by active apprentices
Where this state's DOL registered-apprenticeship enrollment sits among every tracked jurisdiction
4,800 38th of 51 higher than 13 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 Idaho'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: program size
Idaho's most unusual number is how thinly enrollment spreads: only 21.3 apprentices per program, a smaller program size than 76% of states.
Where the scale sits
4,800 active apprentices rank 38 of 51 nationally, 0.6% of all registered enrollment.
Completion near the average
A 57.4% completion rate holds within two points of the national average (58.2%).
Steady intake
A 26% intake ratio (1,250 new apprentices this fiscal year) keeps Idaho in the middle tercile for pipeline speed.
Typical wage progression
Pay runs $14.50/hour at the start and $26.50 at completion — a 82.8% progression near the 82.7% norm.
Idaho'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 Idaho have?
About 4,800 active registered apprentices, one of the smaller state totals (rank 38 of 51), in roughly 225 programs.
What is the apprenticeship completion rate in Idaho?
Roughly 57.4%, effectively at the national average of 58.2%.
How much do apprentices earn in Idaho?
Entry wages average $14.50/hour, rising to about $26.50 at completion (82.8% growth).
What are the top apprenticeship trades in Idaho?
The dataset's largest registered-apprenticeship occupations for Idaho are Electrician, Plumber, Carpenter, HVAC Mechanic, Operating Engineer — construction trades dominate registered apprenticeship in every state.
How does Idaho compare with neighboring systems?
On the dataset's own axes: rank 38 of 51 by enrollment, 57.4% completion, 82.8% wage progression. The comparison links below open the states adjacent in rank.
Compare other states
Put these numbers to use
Use Idaho'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
- The full occupation directory covers wage and AI exposure for any specific trade. Browse all occupations
- See which occupations are projected to add the most jobs through 2034. 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).