Apprenticeship and Workforce Training in Utah
326 sponsors, 51,243 federal participant records, DWS throughput, and how earn-while-you-learn fits Utah’s credential mix.
- 326 active registered apprenticeship sponsors in Utah (RAPIDS via Apprenticeship.gov, 2026-06-10).
- DWS counted 4,731 active apprentices in 2024 across 287 registered programs (+15% since 2020).
- Federal DOL dataset 10264: 51,243 Utah participant records by status and fiscal year.
- 182 related technical instruction (RTI) providers; construction trades dominate sponsor listings (electricians 96, plumbers/pipefitters 67, HVAC 30).
Registered apprenticeship is earn-while-you-learn training, distinct from credit-hour completion in Parts 2 and 7 and largely absent from College Scorecard. RAPIDS sponsor geography, Utah DWS participant counts, and federal DOL participant records (dataset 10264) appear below.
DWS reported 287 registered programs in 2024; RAPIDS lists 326 active sponsors in the 2026-06-10 extract. The prior DWS blog cited 280+ programs in 2023. These are different registries and definitions. Sponsors, programs, and active apprentices are not interchangeable.
661 partner listings · 8 union/labor sponsors · 86 sponsors listing multiple occupations
Participant throughput (Utah DWS)
Program sponsors tell us where training is offered; DWS counts how many people are actually in registered apprenticeship. In 2024, Utah reported 4,731 active apprentices across 287 registered programs, up 15% from 2020. Average entry age is 30, so many apprentices start after high school.
Utah Department of Workforce Services
Manufacturing, utilities, and transport employ another 19%
- Construction apprentices averaged $21.49/hr in 2024 while training, below the $32.93/hr statewide average, reflecting learning wages that rise with skill.
- DWS reports electricians averaging $28.73/hr statewide; plumbers and pipefitters $28.62/hr. These are journey-level benchmarks families should compare to apprentice starting wages, not to College Scorecard medians.
- Salt Lake Community College (electrical, low voltage, plumbing apprentice training)
- Weber State University (construction apprenticeship associate degree; technology apprenticeship)
- RAPIDS lists 14 community-college sponsors and 182 related technical instruction providers; classroom credit can stack with on-the-job hours.
Source: Apprenticeships and Certificates: Reskilling and Upskilling Utah’s Labor Force (2025-04-15).
Source: Apprenticeship.gov partner-finder-prod (RAPIDS-backed); DOL dataset 10264: 51243 Utah participant rows
Occupation counts sum across sponsors; one sponsor may list multiple occupations.
Source: Apprenticeship.gov · RAPIDS sponsor records
Source: Apprenticeship.gov partner-finder-prod · Utah sponsors
Source: Apprenticeship.gov partner-finder-prod · Address/state eq UT
Federal participant records (DOL dataset 10264)
Utah apprentice records from DOL's Apprenticeship Participant Characteristics and Training Outcomes dataset: active, new, completer, and cancelled counts by fiscal year.
| Status code | Records |
|---|---|
| CO (Completed) | 20,122 |
| CA (Cancelled) | 16,212 |
| RE (Registered) | 14,668 |
| RI (Reinstated) | 205 |
| SU (Suspended) | 36 |
| Fiscal year | Records |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 2,984 |
| 2015 | 3,610 |
| 2016 | 3,781 |
| 2017 | 4,140 |
| 2018 | 4,630 |
| 2019 | 4,944 |
| 2020 | 5,053 |
| 2021 | 5,538 |
| 2022 | 5,636 |
| 2023 | 6,049 |
| 2024 | 4,878 |
Geography
| City | Sponsors |
|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | 51 |
| Ogden | 28 |
| West Jordan | 12 |
| West Valley City | 12 |
| Cedar City | 10 |
| Murray | 10 |
| Springville | 10 |
| St. George | 10 |
| County | Sponsors |
|---|---|
| Salt Lake County | 113 |
| Utah County | 45 |
| Weber County | 39 |
| Davis County | 38 |
| Washington County | 20 |
| Iron County | 12 |
Apprenticeship competes with certificate and technical pathways (Part 2) on time-to-employment and learning wages, not on Scorecard net price or six-year earnings. For construction trades, compare sponsors in your county before paying for-profit certificate tuition. Pair with Part 3 for college pathway earnings floors.
Sponsor and federal participant data on disk. Optional DOL RAPIDS bulk API still rate-limited; Apprenticeship.gov search is the active program source.
Sources & methodology
- Apprenticeship.gov partner-finder-prod (RAPIDS-backed); DOL dataset 10264: 51243 Utah participant rows
- Filter: Address/state eq 'UT' · 661 partner records, 326 sponsors
- Apprenticeship.gov Azure Search (partner-finder-prod, RAPIDS-backed)
- Data/workforce/apprenticeship-gov/utah-rapids-programs.json
- Data/workforce/dws-blog/utah-apprenticeship-context.json
- Utah DWS: Apprenticeships and Certificates: Reskilling and Upskilling Utah’s Labor Force (2025-04-15)
- DOL dataset 10264: utah-apprenticeship-participants.json
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