Pre-Apprenticeship Program Instructor

Also called: Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Trainer

Prepares people for building-trades apprenticeships with hands-on skills, math, and safety training.

A day in the life

This instructor teaches tape-measure math, tool safety, and job readiness, then takes students to union halls to apply for carpenter, electrician, and plumber apprenticeships.

Pay over a career

Starting
$45k
Typical
$60k
High
$80k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Apprenticeship, about 5 years after high school. Journey-level trade experience; teaching skills.

Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.

Majors to look at: Construction Trades (apprenticeship).

Outlook

Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Grows with apprenticeship funding.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. AI may help with math drills; teaching tool safety and walking students into union halls stay hands-on.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Construction trades CTE, Algebra and geometry, Physics.

Official data: O*NET occupation 25-1194.

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