WHAT IS AN APPRENTICE? 

An apprentice is learning a trade by working under the guidance of skilled workers of that trade, called journeymen. It is on-the-job training. You earn while you learn and are paid a wage from the first day you become a working apprentice. As an apprentice your wages will start at approximately 60% of the journeyman rate of pay and will increase periodically until you reach the full journeyman scale. It takes four years to become a journeyman carpenter, but remember, the training costs you nothing!

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  • The rewards of apprenticeship training are the wages and benefits you receive as a skilled craftsperson. Our apprentices are members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, the largest building trades union in North America. You’ll be working under the protection of a union contract that includes health insurance, pension, and savings benefits.

    • Progressively increasing wage with excellent benefits

    • Nationally recognized credential: Apprenticeship Certification

    • Improved job security and standard of living

    • Opportunity for college credit

    • Pride and dignity of completing the most comprehensive vocational carpentry training program offered anywhere

  • Mandatory Requirements

    • Valid government photo ID (17 years old to apply, 18 years old to work)

    • High school diploma, GED or equivalent

    • If accepted, the applicant will be required to perform a substance abuse evaluation

    Optional/Supplemental Documentation

    • As an interested party for the apprenticeship program, you may choose to submit evidence of having a valid driver’s license to enhance your application.

  • To apply for the Heavy Highway Carpenters or Piledriver Apprenticeship Programs please contact one of our Council Representatives.

    Allegheny County

    Bob Fusaro 412-523-0098

    Northern Counties

    Steve Schrecengost 412-780-2984

    Southern Counties & Piledrivers

    Jason Shaffer 814-895-0000

    Eastern Counties

    Jeremy Struble 412-292-0350

    Heavy Highway Carpenters Training Coordinator

    Jay Johnson 412-292-3079

    Piledriver Training Coordinator

    Jeff Paczkowski 412-670-4702

Contact the local rep about our provisional journeyman program if you have previous experience in the form of Piledriving or Carpentry.

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Be Advised

Upon acceptance into the Heavy Highway Carpenters or Piledrivers Apprenticeship Programs, you are required to pay fees totaling up to $210.

In addition, you will be responsible for the purchase of your own tools. You will receive a tool list of required tools once you have been accepted into the Apprenticeship Program.

To apply for the Heavy Highway Carpenters or Piledriver Apprenticeship Programs please contact one of our Council Representatives.