4 registered apprenticeships, and no trade schools. Almost everyone enters this trade through a paid apprenticeship rather than a college programme, so there is nothing to compare against.
What the job pays in Kentucky
$64,060median, per year
This is what structural iron and steel workers earn across Kentucky, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $62,780.
No ironworker program in Kentucky has published enough for us to compare it yet. That is a gap in the public record, not a sign there is nothing here. The band below lists sponsors we can confirm exist.
Also registered in Kentucky · 4
4 more sponsors appear in the federal register for this trade. It records that they exist and where, and nothing about pay, cost or intake. To reach one, search its name on the apprenticeship.gov partner finder, or call your state apprenticeship office.
Iron Workers Local 70 JATC · LOUISVILLE, KY
Ironworkers Local 44 · Hebron, KY
Ironworkers Local 769 Apprenticeship Training and Trust · ASHLAND, KY
PADUCAH IRONWORKERS LOCAL 782 JATF · PADUCAH, KY
How to actually get in
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
