Vermont Apprenticeship Programs
Vermont's registered-apprenticeship system is small — 2,100 active apprentices across 108 programs as of September 2026 — so its structure, not its size, is the story below.
- Active apprentices
- 2,100
- National rank
- #49 / 51
- Completion rate
- 62.3%
- Completion wage
- $29
Vermont ranks #49 of 51 jurisdictions by active registered apprentices - about 0.2% of all U.S. registered apprentices. Its 62.3% completion rate sits 4.1 pts above the 58.2% national average, and apprentices who finish raise their pay by 81% - from $16 to $29 an hour.
Apprenticeship filing desk
Jurisdiction VE · Vermont
Vermont registered-apprenticeship filing: 2,100 active apprentices (rank 49/51), 108 programs, 62.3% completion.
- BOOK-TRACE 2,100
- RANK-LOWER #49
- PROG-SPARSE 108
- COMP-MID 62.3%
- WAGE-STRONG +81%
- SHARE-SMALL 0.2%
- NEW-FY 560
Nearest enrollment peer: Wyoming (200 apprentice gap)
U.S. Department of Labor registered-apprenticeship filing stamps for this jurisdiction. Read: future proof careers
Where Vermont sits among all 51 jurisdictions
Enrollment by jurisdiction; Vermont is marked near the small end. Inventory size is not a quality ranking.
Vermont vs all states by active apprentices
Where this state's DOL registered-apprenticeship enrollment sits among every tracked jurisdiction
2,100 49th of 51 higher than 2 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 Vermont'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
Vermont's most unusual number is how thinly enrollment spreads: only 19.4 apprentices per program, a smaller program size than 98% of states.
One of the smallest systems
At rank 49 of 51 with 2,100 active apprentices (0.2% 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.
Above-average completion
62.3% of apprentices finish their programs, 4.1 points above the 58.2% national average — the clearest quality signal in this filing.
Fast intake pipeline
New registrations are running hot: 560 in the latest fiscal year equals 26.7% of the active base (national pace 25.9%). If completions keep up, this system is compounding.
Flatter wage progression
The wage arc is comparatively flat: $16.00/hour rising 81.3% to $29.00, a bottom-tercile progression (national norm 82.7%).
Vermont'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 Vermont have?
About 2,100 active registered apprentices, one of the smaller state totals (rank 49 of 51), in roughly 108 programs.
What is the apprenticeship completion rate in Vermont?
62.3% — 4.1 points above the 58.2% national average, one of the stronger completion records among the states.
How much do apprentices earn in Vermont?
Apprentices start near $16.00/hour and finish near $29.00. The 81.3% progression is flatter than in most states.
What are the top apprenticeship trades in Vermont?
The dataset's largest registered-apprenticeship occupations for Vermont are Electrician, Plumber, Carpenter, HVAC Mechanic, Sheet Metal Worker — construction trades dominate registered apprenticeship in every state.
Is apprenticeship growing in Vermont?
The intake numbers say yes: 560 new apprentices registered in the latest fiscal year, 26.7% of the current active base and above the 25.9% national pace.
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Where this leaves you
Use Vermont'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
- Check wage and AI exposure for a specific trade in the full occupation directory. Browse all occupations
- See which occupations are projected to add the most jobs through 2034. 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).