What can I earn?
 What
you will earn will depend on your individual circumstances. Currently the
beginning Apprentice in a Building Trades Apprenticeship Program begins
at 45% to 50% of the current Journeyman rate. That percentage goes up every
year you are in the program, until you reach your Journeyman status.
What does that mean in dollars and cents?
You earn while you learn!
Average Journeyman Rate of the 16 Trades
in Michigan
$22.00 per hour - Base Rate @ 45% -- $
9.90 - Per Hour
This an estimate of what you will earn
during your first year. Fringe Benefits are over and above. They
include, but are not limited to:
Insurance Pension
Vacation Training Fund
When you complete a four or five year apprenticeship
program, your journeyman card takes you to 100% of the current wages. Your
training is part of your apprenticeship, so unlike some one who has gone
to a two or four year college program, you won’t have a college loan to
pay-off with your income.
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Wages in the Plumbing and Mechanical Industry
vary. The following is an average representation of the earning potential
of an individual entering into the Plumbing and Mechanical Industry.
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Beginning Apprentices earn $880 over a two
week period.
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They also get hospitalization insurance for
their family, along with other fringe benefits.
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By the time they have completed a five year
Apprentice Program, they will have earned $200,000 and can anticipate earning
from $50,000 to $60,000 as a journeyperson.
After working 30 years they will have
approximately one million dollars in pension.
Career
Profiles
| Career |
Avg.
Starting Salary |
Avg.
Future Salary |
Skilled
Trades
Workers
in the Plumbing & Mechanical Industry
Three to Five year Apprenticeship |
$42,000
to $58,000 |
$65,000
to $90,000 |
Accountant
Bachelor’s
Degree or Graduate School |
$23,500
to $33,300 |
$50,300
to $84,500 |
Architect
Bachelor’s
Degree |
$19,880
to $35,000 |
$45,000
to $100,000 |
Banker
Two
or Four-Year Degree and On-The-Job Training |
$14,600
to $31,200 |
$54,400
to $105,700 |
Engineer
Bachelor’s
Degree in Engineering.
Possibly
Grad School, P.E. Required |
$29,800
to
$34,800 |
$54,400
to
$105,700 |
Lawyer
Bachelor’s
and Law Degree.
Must
Pass State Bar Exam |
$33,500
to $80,000 |
$60,000
to $250,000 |
Marketing
Director
Bachelor’s
or Master’s Degree in BA, Marketing, Advertising, Journalism, or Public
Relations |
$22,800
to $25,000 |
$44,000
to $85,000 |
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