Apprentices in America

Apprentices in America

The chart. Active registered apprentices in the United States over the past decade, and the top occupations they train for.

The count. Several hundred thousand active apprentices in a typical recent year.

The leaders. Electricians, carpenters, plumbers and pipefitters, sheet-metal workers, and a growing number of non-construction programs: healthcare, IT, manufacturing.

The model. Paid job, structured training, a certificate recognised across the country.

Compare. Countries such as Germany and Switzerland train a much larger share of young people through apprenticeship.

The question for the visitor. Which of the school's 86 programs could become an apprenticeship with a local employer?

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