Paid apprenticeship
Forest City, IA
Tuition
Paid employment
Intake not published
26 listings on file
Carpenter programs in Iowa
13 registered apprenticeships and 13 trade schools. Apprenticeships are listed first because they pay you while you train. That order is fixed and nobody can pay to change it.
What the job pays in Iowa
$57,710median, per year
This is what carpenters earn across Iowa, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $60,580.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 47-2031 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26
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Paid apprenticeships · 13
These pay you from day one. No tuition.
Paid apprenticeship
Cedar Falls, IA
Tuition
$0
Paid employment
Intake not published
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation
Paid apprenticeship
Clear Lake, IA
Tuition
$0
Paid employment
Intake not published
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation
Paid apprenticeship
Mason City, IA
Tuition
$0
Paid employment
Intake not published
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation
Paid apprenticeship
Clinton, IA
Tuition
$0
Paid employment
Intake not published
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation
Paid apprenticeship
Marion, IA
Tuition
$0
Paid employment
Intake not published
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation
Paid apprenticeship
Cedar Rapids, IA
Tuition
$0
Paid employment
Intake not published
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation
Paid apprenticeship
Cedar Rapids, IA
Tuition
$0
Paid employment
Intake not published
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation
Paid apprenticeship
Pella, IA
Tuition
$0
Paid employment
Intake not published
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation
Paid apprenticeship
Altoona, IA
Tuition
$0
Paid employment
Intake not published
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation
Paid apprenticeship
Des Moines, IA
Tuition
$0
Paid employment
Intake not published
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation
Paid apprenticeship
Ankeny, IA
Tuition
$0
Paid employment
Intake not published
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation
Paid apprenticeship
Tama, IA
Tuition
$0
Paid employment
Intake not published
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Price on file
Trade schools · 13
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Trade school
Ankeny, IA · Public
Net price / yr
$11,171
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
39%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Davenport, IA · Public
Net price / yr
$14,017
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,739
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
45%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Waterloo, IA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,649
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
43%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Ottumwa, IA · Public
Net price / yr
$10,693
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
40%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Fort Dodge, IA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,328
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
42%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Estherville, IA · Public
Net price / yr
$13,933
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
50%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Cedar Rapids, IA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,705
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
43%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Mason City, IA · Public
Net price / yr
$10,010
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
61%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Calmar, IA · Public
Net price / yr
$11,272
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
51%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Sheldon, IA · Public
Net price / yr
$14,800
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
58%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
West Burlington, IA · Public
Net price / yr
$12,347
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
43%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Creston, IA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,871
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,975
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
59%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Sioux City, IA · Public
Net price / yr
$8,770
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
50%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
How to actually get in
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into a carpenter apprenticeship26 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.