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Apprenticeable Occupations


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The following list of occupations is based on current active programs within the Commonwealth of Virginia that have been approved by the Virginia Apprenticeship Council. There are more than 800 occupations registered nationally. To explore additional apprenticeable occupations, please contact your Apprenticeship Field Representative.


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OCCUPATION

* PROGRAM LENGTH
TEACHER AIDE I

2 Year(s)
ACOUSTICAL CARPENTER

4 Year(s)
AIR TRANSPORT PILOT

4 Year(s)
AIR-CON, WIND INSTALL

3 Year(s)
AIRCRAFT MECHANIC

4 Year(s)
AIRFRAME-AND-POWER-PLANT

4 Year(s)
AIRPLANE INSPECTOR

3 Year(s)
ALTERATION TAILOR,GARMENT

4 Year(s)
APPLIANCE REPAIRER

3 Year(s)
ASSEMBLER, ELECTRO-MECH

4 Year(s)
ASSEMBLY TECHNICIAN

2 Year(s)
ASSISTANT-PRESS OPERATOR

2 Year(s)
ASST. DIR., CHILD CARE

3 Year(s)
AUDIO-VIDEO REPAIRER

2 Year(s)
AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC

4 Year(s)
AUTOMOBILE TESTER

4 Year(s)
AUTOMOBILE UPHOLSTERER

3 Year(s)
AUTOMOBILE-BODY REPAIRER

4 Year(s)
AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIP

4 Year(s)
AVIONICS TECHNICIAN

4 Year(s)
BAKER

3 Year(s)
BAKER HOTEL & RESTAURANT

3 Year(s)
BAKER, HEAD

3 Year(s)
BARBER

2 Year(s)
BINDERY WORKER

4 Year(s)
BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT TECH

4 Year(s)
BLACKSMITH

4 Year(s)
BLOCKER 1 TYPESETTING

4 Year(s)
BOATBUILDER, FIBERGLASS

4 Year(s)
BOATBUILDER, WOOD

4 Year(s)
BOILER OPERATOR

4 Year(s)
BOILERHOUSE MECHANIC

3 Year(s)
BOILERMAKER 1

4 Year(s)
BOOKBINDER

5 Year(s)
BOOKKEEPER, CLERICAL

2 Year(s)
BOOTMAKER, HAND

1 Year(s)
BREWING DIRECTOR

4 Year(s)
BRICKLAYER, BRICK & TILE

4 Year(s)
BRICKLAYER, CONSTRUCTION

3 Year(s)
CABINETMAKER

4 Year(s)
CABLE ENGINEER, OUTSIDE

4 Year(s)
CABLE SPLICER

4 Year(s)
CALIBRATION LAB TECH

4 Year(s)
CAMERA REPAIRER

4 Year(s)
CANVAS WORKER

3 Year(s)
CAREER DEVELOPMENT TECH

2 Year(s)
CARPENTER

4 Year(s)
CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE

4 Year(s)
CARPENTER, ROUGH

4 Year(s)
CARPENTER, SHIP

4 Year(s)
CASEWORKER, FAMILY

2 Year(s)
CEMENT MASON

2 Year(s)
CHEF

2 Year(s)
CHEMICAL TECHNICIAN

3 Year(s)
CHILD CARE DEV SPECIALIST

2 Year(s)
CHILD NUTRITION MANAGER

1 Year(s)
CHIMNEY REPAIRER

1 Year(s)
CHLORINATOR OPERATOR

1 Year(s)
CLARIFYING-PLANT OPERATOR

1 Year(s)
CLEANER, COMM OR INSTITU

1 Year(s)
COLLATING-MACHINE OPER

1 Year(s)
COMPOSING-ROOM MACHINIST

6 Year(s)
COMPOSITOR

4 Year(s)
COMPUTER ENVIR CNTRL INSP

4 Year(s)
COMPUTER PROGRAMMER

2 Year(s)
COMPUTER TECHNICIAN

2 Year(s)
COMPUTER-PERIPHERAL-EQUIP

1 Year(s)
CONCRETING SUPERVISOR

4 Year(s)
CONSTRUCTION-EQUIP MECH

4 Year(s)
CONTOUR WIRE SPECIALIST

4 Year(s)
COOK PASTRY

2 Year(s)
COOK, ANY INDUSTRY

2 Year(s)
COOK, HOTEL & RESTAURANT

3 Year(s)
COPPERSMITH

4 Year(s)
CORRECTION OFFICER

1 Year(s)
COSMETOLOGIST

2 Year(s)
COUNSELOR, GUIDANCE

2 Year(s)
CUSHION BUILDER

1 Year(s)
CUSTOMER SERVICE REP

3 Year(s)
CYLINDER-PRESS OPERATOR

4 Year(s)
DATABASE SPECIALIST

3 Year(s)
DENTAL ASSISTANT

1 Year(s)
DENTAL-EQUIP INSTALL

3 Year(s)
DENTAL-LABORATORY TECH

3 Year(s)
DESKTOP SPECIALIST

4 Year(s)
DETAILER, FURNITURE

4 Year(s)
DETECTIVE

2 Year(s)
DIE MAKER, TRIM

4 Year(s)
DIESEL MECHANIC

4 Year(s)
DIRECT SUPPORT SPECIALIST

2 Year(s)
DISPATCHER, SERVICE UTIL

2 Year(s)
DOCK SUPERVISOR

4 Year(s)
DRAFTER, ARCHITECTURAL

4 Year(s)
DRAFTER, CIVIL

4 Year(s)
DRAFTER, COMMERCIAL

4 Year(s)
DRAFTER, DETAIL

4 Year(s)
DRAFTER, ELECTRICAL

4 Year(s)
DRAFTER, ELECTRONIC

4 Year(s)
DRAFTER, MARINE

4 Year(s)
DRAFTER, MECHANICAL

4 Year(s)
DRY-WALL APPLICATOR

2 Year(s)
DYNAMOMETER TESTER, MOTOR

2 Year(s)
ELECTRIC METER TESTER

4 Year(s)
ELECTRIC-DIST CHECKER

2 Year(s)
ELECTRIC-METER INSTALLER

4 Year(s)
ELECTRIC-METER REPAIRER

4 Year(s)
ELECTRIC-MOTOR REPAIRER

4 Year(s)
ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN

4 Year(s)
ELECTRICAL-APPL REPAIR

3 Year(s)
ELECTRICAL-APPLIANCE SERV

3 Year(s)
ELECTRICAL-DISCHARGE-MACH

4 Year(s)
ELECTRICAL-INSTRUMENT REP

3 Year(s)
ELECTRICIAN

4 Year(s)
ELECTRICIAN, AIRCRAFT

4 Year(s)
ELECTRICIAN, AIRPLANE

4 Year(s)
ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE

4 Year(s)
ELECTRICIAN, SHIP & BOAT

4 Year(s)
ELECTRICIAN, SUBSTATION

3 Year(s)
ELECTROMECHANICAL TECH

3 Year(s)
ELECTROMEDICAL EQUIP.REP

4 Year(s)
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REP

2 Year(s)
ELECTRONICS MECHANIC

4 Year(s)
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN

4 Year(s)
ELECTRONICS TESTER

3 Year(s)
ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTOR

4 Year(s)
ELEVATOR EXAMINER/ADJUSTR

4 Year(s)
ELEVATOR REPAIRER

4 Year(s)
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECH.

3 Year(s)
ENGINE-LATHE SET-UP OPER

4 Year(s)
ENGINEERING ASSIST, MECH

4 Year(s)
ENGRAV, HAND, SOFT METAL

4 Year(s)
ENGRAVER, MACHINE

4 Year(s)
ENGRAVING-PRESS OPERATOR

3 Year(s)
ENVELOPE-FOLDING-MACHINE

3 Year(s)
ENVIRONMENTAL-CONTROL-SYS

4 Year(s)
ESTIMATOR AND DRAFTER

4 Year(s)
ETCHER, PHOTOENGRAVING

4 Year(s)
EXTERMINATOR

2 Year(s)
FABRICATOR-ASSEM, METAL

4 Year(s)
FARM-EQUIPMENT MECHANIC 1

3 Year(s)
FIRE FIGHTER

3 Year(s)
FIRE FIGHTER, CRASH, RESC

1 Year(s)
FIRE INSPECTOR

4 Year(s)
FIRE MRSHALL

2 Year(s)
FLOOR LAYER

3 Year(s)
FLORAL DESIGNER, RETAIL

1 Year(s)
FOLDING-MACHINE OPERATOR

2 Year(s)
FORESTER

4 Year(s)
FUEL-INJECTION SERVICER

4 Year(s)
FURNITURE DESIGNER

4 Year(s)
FURNITURE FINISHER

3 Year(s)
FURNITURE UPHOLSTERER

4 Year(s)
GAS-APPLIANCE SERVICER

3 Year(s)
GAS-MAIN FITTER

4 Year(s)
GENERAL FARMWORK I

4 Year(s)
GLASS INSTALLER

4 Year(s)
GLAZIER

3 Year(s)
GLAZIER, STAINED GLASS

4 Year(s)
GRAPHIC DESIGNER

4 Year(s)
GRINDER OPERATOR, SURFACE

4 Year(s)
GRINDER OPERATOR, TOOL

4 Year(s)
GRINDER SET-UP OPR

4 Year(s)
GRINDER SET-UP OPR, JIG

4 Year(s)
GROUNDSKEEPER, PARKS

1 Year(s)
GUNSMITH

4 Year(s)
HEAT TREATER 1

4 Year(s)
HORTICULTURIST

3 Year(s)
HOUSEHOLD MANAGER

1 Year(s)
HOUSEKEEPER

2 Year(s)
HOUSEKEEPER COM, MED

2 Year(s)
HUMAN RESOURCES ASSIST.

2 Year(s)
HYDRAULIC REPAIR

4 Year(s)
HYDROELECTRIC-MACH MECH

3 Year(s)
ILLUSTRATOR, ART, COMM

4 Year(s)
IND MAINT ELECTRICIAN

4 Year(s)
INDUS ENGINEER TECH

4 Year(s)
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST

3 Year(s)
INSPECT, METAL FABRICATOR

4 Year(s)
INSPECTOR

2 Year(s)
INSPECTOR, BUILDING

3 Year(s)
INSPECTOR, INDUSTR WASTE

2 Year(s)
INSPECTOR, QUALITY ASSUR

3 Year(s)
INSTRUMENT MAKER

4 Year(s)
INSTRUMENT MECHANIC

4 Year(s)
INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN

4 Year(s)
INSTRUMENTATION TECH

4 Year(s)
INSULATION WORKER

4 Year(s)
INTERNETWORKING TECH

4 Year(s)
JEWELER

2 Year(s)
JOINER

4 Year(s)
KNITTING-MACHINE FIXER

4 Year(s)
LAND SURVEYOR

5 Year(s)
LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT TECH

1 Year(s)
LANDSCAPE TECHNICIAN

2 Year(s)
LATHER

3 Year(s)
LAY-OUT WORKER 1

4 Year(s)
LEGAL SECRETARY- CLERICAL

1 Year(s)
LINE ERECTOR

3 Year(s)
LINE INSTALLER-REPAIRER

4 Year(s)
LINE REPAIRER

3 Year(s)
LITHOGRAPH-PRESS OPERATOR

4 Year(s)
LITHOGRAPHER

4 Year(s)
LITHOGRAPHIC PLATEMAKER

4 Year(s)
LOCKSMITH

4 Year(s)
LOFT WORKER

4 Year(s)
LOGISTICS ENGINEER PROF

4 Year(s)
MACHINE FIXER TEXTILES

4 Year(s)
MACHINE OPERATOR I

1 Year(s)
MACHINE OPR CENTRIFUGAL

2 Year(s)
MACHINE REPAIRER, MAINT

4 Year(s)
MACHINE SET-UP OPERATOR

2 Year(s)
MACHINE SETTER

4 Year(s)
MACHINIST

4 Year(s)
MACHINIST, AUTOMOTIVE

4 Year(s)
MACHINIST, EXPERIMENTAL

4 Year(s)
MACHINIST, LINOTYPE

4 Year(s)
MACHINIST, OUTSIDE

4 Year(s)
MACHINIST, WOOD

4 Year(s)
MAINT MECH, COMP-GAS

4 Year(s)
MAINT MECHANIC, TELEP

3 Year(s)
MAINT REPAIR, BUILD

2 Year(s)
MAINT REPAIR, INDUST

4 Year(s)
MAINTENANCE MACHINIST

4 Year(s)
MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

4 Year(s)
MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

4 Year(s)
MANAGER DEPARTMENT

4 Year(s)
MANAGER, FAST FOOD SERV

3 Year(s)
MANAGER, FOOD SERVICE

3 Year(s)
MANAGER, RETAIL STORE

3 Year(s)
MARBLE SETTER

3 Year(s)
MARINE COMPOSITES TECH

4 Year(s)
MARINE-SERVICES TECH

3 Year(s)
MATERIAL COORDINATOR

2 Year(s)
MATERIALS ENGINEER

5 Year(s)
MEAT CUTTER

3 Year(s)
MECHANIC, INDUST TRUCK

4 Year(s)
MECHANICAL-ENGINEER TECH

4 Year(s)
MEDICAL ASSISTANT

2 Year(s)
MEDICAL LABORATORY TECH

2 Year(s)
MEDICAL SECRETARY

1 Year(s)
METAL FABRICATOR

4 Year(s)
METALLURGICAL TECH WELD

2 Year(s)
METEOROLOGIST PROF