Machinist programs in Iowa

8 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 Iowa

$57,540median, per year

This is what machinists earn across Iowa, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $58,750.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 51-4041 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26

Paid apprenticeships · 8

These pay you from day one. No tuition.

Stellar Industries Inc.

Machinist (Alternate Title: Precision Machinist)

Paid apprenticeship

Garner, IA

Tuition

Paid employment

Intake not published

No website on record. Search the name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation

Career Academy of Pella (Ihc2)

Fixture Maker (Light Fix)

Paid apprenticeship

Pella, IA

Tuition

Paid employment

Intake not published

No website on record. Search the name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation

Lennox Industries Local Union 893

Maintenance Machinist

Paid apprenticeship

Marshalltown, IA

Tuition

Paid employment

Intake not published

No website on record. Search the name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation

West Liberty High School

Machinist

Paid apprenticeship

West Liberty, IA

Tuition

Paid employment

Intake not published

No website on record. Search the name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation

Arconic

Maintenance Machinist

Paid apprenticeship

Bettendorf, IA

Tuition

Paid employment

Intake not published

No website on record. Search the name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation

Bowe Machine Company

Maintenance Machinist

Paid apprenticeship

Bettendorf, IA

Tuition

Paid employment

Intake not published

No website on record. Search the name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation

Davenport Community School District

Machinist

Paid apprenticeship

Davenport, IA

Tuition

Paid employment

Intake not published

No website on record. Search the name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation

Eastern Iowa Community College (Adv. Manufacturing/Maintenance)

Machinist (Alternate Title: Precision Machinist)

Paid apprenticeship

Davenport, IA

Tuition

Paid employment

Intake not published

No website on record. Search the name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation

How to actually get in

Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.

Applying for a machinist apprenticeship

8 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.