Program Benefits

As a Local 1 apprentice, you are a paid employee from day one. Instead of paying tuition and taking on student loans, you earn competitive wages while receiving industry-leading training. Your income increases at regular intervals as your skills grow and you advance through the program.

Get Paid to Build Your Future

You’ll work on real jobsites alongside experienced journeymen, contributing to meaningful projects in your community. Every day on the job counts toward your education and your paycheck.

No Student Debt

When you complete the four-year apprenticeship, you graduate with valuable skills, recognized credentials, and zero college debt. You’ll be ahead financially while others are just beginning to repay loans.

Scheduled Wage Increases

Your pay isn’t static. As you gain experience, complete coursework, and hit program milestones, you’ll receive negotiated wage increases — rewarding your progress and commitment.

Full Benefits While You Train

As part of the union, apprentices receive excellent benefits, including healthcare, dental, vision, and retirement contributions. You’re building long-term security while you’re still learning the trade.

A Career, Not Just a Job

This isn’t temporary work. By the time you complete your apprenticeship, you’ll be a highly skilled sheet metal worker with the ability to earn a strong income, support a family, and retire with a union pension.

Earn a paycheck. Gain a skill. Build a future.

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