11 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 New York
$92,610median, per year
This is what structural iron and steel workers earn across New York, 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 New York 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 New York · 11
11 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 Jac Local 60 · Syracuse, NY
Iron Workers Jac Of Albany Lu #12 · Latham, NY
Iron Workers Lu #33 Jac Rochester · Rochester, NY
Ironworkers Jac District 2 - Lu #440 · Whitesboro, NY
Ironworkers Jac District 1 - Local #440 · Whitesboro, NY
Ironworkers Jac Lu #417 Newburgh · Wallkill, NY
Ironworkers Local #9 Jac Of Niagara County · Niagara Falls, NY
Ironworkers Local 6 Jat/Jrt · West Seneca, NY
Ironworkers Lu 40 And 361 · Astoria, NY
Metallic Lathers-Reinforcing Ironworkers Lu #46 · Woodside, NY
Ornamental Ironworkers Of Nyc Lu #580 · Long Island City, NY
How to actually get in
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
