The Facts About Apprenticeship Programs in California
According to statistics provided by the California Department of Industrial Relations for 2017, the vast majority of state-approved apprenticeship training is provided by Union/Joint Labor-Management Apprenticeship programs.
* 92 percent of all construction apprentices (49,443 out of 53,666) are enrolled in union programs.
* 95 percent of apprenticeship graduates are produced by union programs (4,729 out of 5,010 in 2015).
* 68 percent of participants in union programs are people of color (33,532 out of 49,443).
* 96 percent of all women in state-approved approved apprenticeship training are in union programs (1,225 out of 1,275).
In California, there are 230 union-sponsored apprenticeship programs for every type of building and construction trade. These programs are training apprentices who live and work in California. Unions spend more than $100 million a year for apprenticeship programs in California.
|
|
Joint Female |
Joint Male |
Joint Total |
Nonunion Female |
Nonunion Male |
Nonunion Total |
Total Ethnic |
|
Native American |
30 |
387 |
417 |
1 |
37 |
38 |
455 |
|
Asian/Pacific |
46 |
1,391 |
1,437 |
1 |
147 |
148 |
1,585 |
|
Black |
256 |
3,449 |
3,705 |
11 |
270 |
281 |
3,986 |
|
Caucasian |
415 |
15,496 |
15,911 |
14 |
1,457 |
1,471 |
17,382 |
|
Filipino |
19 |
443 |
462 |
2 |
63 |
65 |
527 |
|
Latino |
459 |
27,029 |
27,488 |
21 |
2,199 |
2,220 |
29,708 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
23 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
|
Total |
1,225 |
48,218 |
49,443 |
50 |
4,173 |
4,223 |
53,666 |
For more information about the State of California's apprenticeship system, please visit: www.dir.ca.gov/das/