Kansas Apprenticeship Programs
As of September 2026, Kansas fields 9,500 active apprentices across 400 registered programs, a mid-sized system with 61.3% completion.
- Active apprentices
- 9,500
- National rank
- #26 / 51
- Completion rate
- 61.3%
- Completion wage
- $27
Kansas ranks #26 of 51 jurisdictions by active registered apprentices - about 1.1% of all U.S. registered apprentices. Its 61.3% completion rate sits 3.1 pts above the 58.2% national average, and apprentices who finish raise their pay by 83% - from $15 to $27 an hour.
Apprenticeship filing desk
Jurisdiction KA · Kansas
Kansas registered-apprenticeship filing: 9,500 active apprentices (rank 26/51), 400 programs, 61.3% completion.
- BOOK-SMALL 9,500
- RANK-MID #26
- PROG-SPARSE 400
- COMP-MID 61.3%
- WAGE-STRONG +83%
- SHARE-SMALL 1.1%
- NEW-FY 2,500
Nearest enrollment peer: Kentucky (500 apprentice gap)
U.S. Department of Labor registered-apprenticeship filing stamps for this jurisdiction. Read: future proof careers
Where Kansas sits among all 51 jurisdictions
Enrollment by jurisdiction with Kansas marked mid-field. Inventory size is not a quality ranking.
Kansas vs all states by active apprentices
Where this state's DOL registered-apprenticeship enrollment sits among every tracked jurisdiction
9,500 26th of 51 higher than 25 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 Kansas'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 follow-through: 61.3% completion, better than 78% of states.
Fast intake pipeline
New registrations are running hot: 2,500 in the latest fiscal year equals 26.3% of the active base (national pace 25.9%). If completions keep up, this system is compounding.
Middle-of-the-road program size
400 registered programs at 23.8 apprentices per program lands in the middle tercile of states; program structure is not what distinguishes this system.
Typical wage progression
Pay runs $14.75/hour at the start and $27.00 at completion — a 83.1% progression near the 82.7% norm.
Where the scale sits
9,500 active apprentices rank 26 of 51 nationally, 1.1% of all registered enrollment.
Kansas'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%
- 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 Kansas have?
Kansas reports about 9,500 active registered apprentices in 400 programs, ranking 26 of 51 jurisdictions.
What is the apprenticeship completion rate in Kansas?
61.3% — 3.1 points above the 58.2% national average, one of the stronger completion records among the states.
How much do apprentices earn in Kansas?
Entry wages average $14.75/hour, rising to about $27.00 at completion (83.1% growth).
What are the top apprenticeship trades in Kansas?
The dataset's largest registered-apprenticeship occupations for Kansas are Electrician, Plumber, Pipefitter, Carpenter, Sheet Metal Worker — construction trades dominate registered apprenticeship in every state.
Is apprenticeship growing in Kansas?
The intake numbers say yes: 2,500 new apprentices registered in the latest fiscal year, 26.3% of the current active base and above the 25.9% national pace.
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Put these numbers to use
Use Kansas' apprenticeship numbers above to plan a specific trade path, not just compare states.
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- The full occupation directory covers wage and AI exposure for any specific trade. Browse all occupations
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U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship data is the source here; enrollment and completion both 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).