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Benefits to Becoming an
Apprentice
- Learn valuable skills while earning progressively increasing wages!
Construction jobs are family wage jobs with good benefits. The construction industry pays wages while the craft is being learned. Apprentices earn a percentage of journey level wages. Typically, apprentices start at about 50% of the journey worker wage. Journey level wages range from
$14 – $22 (or more) per hour.
- If you go into construction you have a career for life.
Skills can be easily transferable to a variety of careers within the industry, including
craft workers, supervisors and project managers, industry support staff, as well as design and engineering personnel.
- Career Opportunities exist in both rural and urban areas.
- Construction skills are employed throughout the United States and everywhere
in the world.
What is the
Apprenticeship Process?
Want to know more about apprenticeship?
Northwest College of
Construction
The Northwest College of
Construction is an accredited, private, non-profit, open
enrollment institution providing a full menu of
construction-related education and employment services. AGC is a
proud sponsor of the college, along with the National Utility
Contractors Association (NUCA), the Home Builders Association (HBA)
of Metro Portland, and the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC).
NWCC is authorized to offer state-registered apprenticeship
training in the following craft areas:
- Carpentry
- Heavy Equipment Operations
- Sheet Metal (2006)
- Concrete Finishing
- HVAC (2006)
- Construction Laborer
- Masonry (Brick/Block)
Apprentice Programs require a minimum of 144 classroom hours and
lab/shop training per year plus 4,000 to 8,000 hours of
on-the-job training depending on the program. If you are
interested in learning more about the apprentice programs we
offer, please contact NWCC's Student Services Specialist at
503-256-7300 or 1-800-309-1442,
or visit www.nwcoc.com.
NWCC provides apprenticeship administration for the
following programs outside the Portland metro area:
- Carpentry
- Roofing
- Sign Hanging
Union Apprenticeship
Programs
Carpenters
Willamette Carpenters Training Center
4222 NE 158th Avenue
Portland, OR 97230
503-287-3708
www.wctcapp.com
Operating Engineers
Operating Engineers Training Center
50001 Franklin Boulevard
Eugene, OR 97403
541-741-7292 / 503-623-6903
www.oetraining.org
Teamsters
Teamster/AGC Training Center
2410 E. St. Helens
Pasco, WA 99301
Rick Imes – 509-545-8297 / cell: 509-531-2390
www.teamsterstraining.org
Construction Craft Laborers
Oregon/Southern Idaho Laborers
Corvallis, Oregon
6011 Marcus Harris Ave.
Corvallis, OR 97330
Apprenticeship Office: 541-745-5513
www.osilaborerstraining.org Northwest
Laborers Employers Training Trust
27055 Ohio Avenue
Kingston, WA 98346
Mike Warren – 360-297-3035 / 1-800-240-9112
www.nwlett.org
Cement Masons
Cement Masons Apprenticeship
12812 N.E. Marx Street
Portland, OR 97230
503-408-8555
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