Mississippi Apprenticeship Programs
Mississippi's registered-apprenticeship system is small — 3,600 active apprentices across 175 programs as of September 2026 — so its structure, not its size, is the story below.
- Active apprentices
- 3,600
- National rank
- #42 / 51
- Completion rate
- 52.1%
- Completion wage
- $25
Mississippi ranks #42 of 51 jurisdictions by active registered apprentices - about 0.4% of all U.S. registered apprentices. Its 52.1% completion rate sits 6.1 pts below the 58.2% national average, and apprentices who finish raise their pay by 80% - from $14 to $25 an hour.
Apprenticeship filing desk
Jurisdiction MI · Mississippi
Mississippi registered-apprenticeship filing: 3,600 active apprentices (rank 42/51), 175 programs, 52.1% completion.
- BOOK-TRACE 3,600
- RANK-LOWER #42
- PROG-SPARSE 175
- COMP-LOW 52.1%
- WAGE-STRONG +80%
- SHARE-SMALL 0.4%
- NEW-FY 950
Nearest enrollment peer: Rhode Island (200 apprentice gap)
U.S. Department of Labor registered-apprenticeship filing stamps for this jurisdiction. Read: fastest growing occupations 2034
Where Mississippi sits among all 51 jurisdictions
Enrollment by jurisdiction; Mississippi is marked near the small end. Inventory size is not a quality ranking.
Mississippi vs all states by active apprentices
Where this state's DOL registered-apprenticeship enrollment sits among every tracked jurisdiction
3,600 42nd of 51 higher than 9 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 Mississippi'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: 52.1% completion, weaker than 100% of states.
One of the smallest systems
At rank 42 of 51 with 3,600 active apprentices (0.4% of the national total), this is one of the country's smallest registered systems — which makes the per-program and intake figures above the more telling comparison.
Many small programs
Enrollment is unusually distributed: 175 programs averaging 20.6 apprentices apiece against a 23.6 national norm. A long tail of small sponsors carries the system.
Flatter wage progression
The wage arc is comparatively flat: $13.75/hour rising 80.4% to $24.80, a bottom-tercile progression (national norm 82.7%).
Fast intake pipeline
New registrations are running hot: 950 in the latest fiscal year equals 26.4% of the active base (national pace 25.9%). If completions keep up, this system is compounding.
Mississippi'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%
- Pipefitter -
- 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 Mississippi have?
About 3,600 active registered apprentices, one of the smaller state totals (rank 42 of 51), in roughly 175 programs.
What is the apprenticeship completion rate in Mississippi?
52.1%, which trails the 58.2% national average by 6.1 points.
How much do apprentices earn in Mississippi?
Apprentices start near $13.75/hour and finish near $24.80. The 80.4% progression is flatter than in most states.
What are the top apprenticeship trades in Mississippi?
The dataset's largest registered-apprenticeship occupations for Mississippi are Electrician, Plumber, Pipefitter, HVAC Mechanic, Carpenter — construction trades dominate registered apprenticeship in every state.
Is apprenticeship growing in Mississippi?
The intake numbers say yes: 950 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
Next steps here
Use Mississippi'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
- 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
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).