Lapeer County, Metro Detroit
The Department of Labor lists 1 registered apprenticeship sponsor based in Lapeer County. The nearest training center is Sheet Metal Workers Local 7, Zone 4 JATC in Flint, about 27 miles from the middle of the county.
Programs nearby
No sponsor for these trades is based in Lapeer County, so each card names the nearest registered programs and training center.
Wire homes, plants and hospitals, from the first conduit to the final inspection.
$39.42 an hour, median ($81,990 a year)
Programs nearby: MSP Team, L.L.C. in Oxford, 16 miles; GST Michigan Works! in Flint, 25 miles
Flint Electrical JATC, Flint, about 30 miles from the middle of Lapeer County
Water, gas, steam and fire sprinkler piping. BLS and the Department of Labor count plumbers and pipefitters as one occupation.
$41.53 an hour, median ($86,370 a year)
Programs nearby: Flint Plumbers JATC in Flushing, 29 miles; Chrysler-UAW Technology Training Center in Auburn Hills, 30 miles
Flint Plumbers JATC, Flushing, about 29 miles from the middle of Lapeer County
Furnaces, boilers, chillers and rooftop units: install, service and the refrigeration license that comes after.
$30.37 an hour, median ($63,170 a year)
Programs nearby: GST Michigan Works! in Flint, 25 miles; Flint Plumbers JATC in Flushing, 29 miles
Flint Plumbers JATC, Flushing, about 29 miles from the middle of Lapeer County
Concrete forms, framing, interior systems and finish work on commercial jobs.
$31.64 an hour, median ($65,810 a year)
Programs nearby: GST Michigan Works! in Flint, 25 miles; NAO Orion Assembly Center CLCD GMC in Lake Orion, 21 miles
Detroit Carpenters and Millwrights Training Center, Detroit, about 50 miles from the middle of Lapeer County
Set, align and repair the machines on plant floors, the trade the auto plants still call for.
$44.16 an hour, median ($91,850 a year)
Programs nearby: Chrysler-UAW Technology Training Center in Auburn Hills, 30 miles; Aramark Corporation in Warren, 40 miles
Detroit Carpenters and Millwrights Training Center, Detroit, about 50 miles from the middle of Lapeer County
Membrane, shingle and metal roofs on schools, plants and homes.
$30.48 an hour, median ($63,390 a year)
Programs nearby: Flint Roofers JAC in Clio, 27 miles; Detroit Roofers in Oak Park, 44 miles
Flint Roofers JAC, Clio, about 27 miles from the middle of Lapeer County
Brick, block, stone and finished concrete, from foundations to restored facades.
$30.21 an hour, median ($62,830 a year)
Programs nearby: Michigan O.P.C.M.I.A. Apprenticeship and Training Fund in Flint, 24 miles; NAO Orion Assembly Center CLCD GMC in Lake Orion, 21 miles
Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 514, Madison Heights, about 43 miles from the middle of Lapeer County
Tile, marble and terrazzo floors and walls in hospitals, airports and homes.
$22.98 an hour, median ($47,800 a year)
Programs nearby: Tile, Marble, and Terrazzo Industry in Warren, 45 miles
Detroit Metropolitan Masonry JATC, Warren, about 45 miles from the middle of Lapeer County
Commercial painting, industrial coatings and drywall finishing.
$27.08 an hour, median ($56,330 a year)
Programs nearby: Aramark Corporation in Warren, 40 miles; The Finishing Trades Institute of the Great Lakes in Warren, 43 miles
Finishing Trades Institute of the Great Lakes, Warren, about 43 miles from the middle of Lapeer County
Curtain wall, storefronts and the glass skins of new towers.
$27.39 an hour, median ($56,980 a year)
Programs nearby: Michigan Glass and Glazing Industry in Warren, 43 miles; The Finishing Trades Institute of the Great Lakes in Warren, 43 miles
Finishing Trades Institute of the Great Lakes, Warren, about 43 miles from the middle of Lapeer County
Structural, pipe and production welding, taught inside several building trades and many plants.
$24.91 an hour, median ($51,810 a year)
Programs nearby: GST Michigan Works! in Flint, 25 miles; Macomb/St. Clair Workforce Development Board in Clinton Township, 37 miles
Iron Workers Local 25 Training Center, Wixom, about 42 miles from the middle of Lapeer County
Raise the steel, tie the rebar and set the curtain wall on bridges and towers.
$30.23 an hour, median ($62,870 a year)
Programs nearby: Iron Workers Local 25 Training Center in Wixom, 42 miles
Iron Workers Local 25 Training Center, Wixom, about 42 miles from the middle of Lapeer County
Cranes, dozers, excavators and pavers, and the mechanics who keep them running.
$32.76 an hour, median ($68,130 a year)
Programs nearby: Operating Engineers LU 324 JATF in Howell, 48 miles
Operating Engineers 324 Training Center, Howell, about 48 miles from the middle of Lapeer County
Ductwork, architectural metal and the air systems inside every large building.
$36.12 an hour, median ($75,120 a year)
Programs nearby: Flint Sheet Metal JATC Local 7 Zone 4 in Flint, 27 miles; Saginaw Sheet Metal JATC Local 7 Zone 3 in Flint, 27 miles
Sheet Metal Workers Local 7, Zone 4 JATC, Flint, about 27 miles from the middle of Lapeer County
Insulate pipe, ducts, boilers and tanks in plants, hospitals and power stations.
$28.30 an hour, median in Michigan ($58,860 a year)
Programs nearby: Asbestos Workers in Southfield, 45 miles
Heat and Frost Insulators Local 25, Southfield, about 45 miles from the middle of Lapeer County
Install and repair elevators, escalators and lifts in towers, hospitals and stadiums.
$51.25 an hour, median ($106,610 a year)
Programs nearby: Elevator Constructors Local 36 in Detroit, 53 miles
Elevator Constructors Local 36, Detroit, about 53 miles from the middle of Lapeer County
Site work, demolition, concrete, pipe and road crews: the fastest door into the building trades.
$27.61 an hour, median ($57,430 a year)
Programs nearby: Detroit Metropolitan Masonry JATC in Warren, 45 miles; Michigan Institute of Technology and Trades in Detroit, 49 miles
LIUNA Training of Michigan, Perry, about 56 miles from the middle of Lapeer County
Build and repair the overhead and underground lines, mostly for the utilities.
$50.17 an hour, median ($104,360 a year)
Programs nearby: Michigan Institute of Technology and Trades in Detroit, 49 miles; DTE Energy in Westland, 55 miles
Sponsors
Union programs first. Each one hires and trains its own apprentices; ask the sponsor or your Michigan Works! agency when it takes applications.
Get ready
Lapeer County residents (the agency covers Genesee, Shiawassee and the Thumb counties too).
Lapeer Service Center
Union locals
UA Local 370
Plumbing, pipefitting
Serving Genesee, Shiawassee and Lapeer counties since 1907.
Flint, MI Apply or ask
Iron Workers Local 25
Ironwork, welding
Local 25 covers almost all of Michigan's Lower Peninsula; its 31,500 square foot training center is in Wixom.
Wixom, MI Apply or ask
How to apply
Compare the pay and the length below, then open the trade's own page for its training centers and what each one asks.
See the tradesA high school diploma or GED transcript, a driver's license and proof of age. Several centers also ask for a year of algebra.
What each center asksMost union programs use the ACT WorkKeys tests; plumbing and pipefitting add the Wiesen mechanical aptitude test. Michigan Works! offices and community colleges give them.
Michigan LEO advice for applicantsEach center opens applications on its own calendar, some for one week a year. Apply on the center's own site.
Training centers and their sitesApplicants who pass are ranked on a list. When a contractor needs an apprentice you are placed, start work and start classes.
Look up any sponsor on Apprenticeship.govTraining centers
SMART Local 292
64 Park St, Troy, MI 48084 , about 35 miles from the middle of the county
Plumbers Local 98
1911 Ring Drive, Troy, MI 48083 , about 38 miles from the middle of the county
Pipefitters Local 636
Plumbing and pipefitting HVAC and refrigeration Welding
636 Executive Drive, Troy, MI 48083 , about 39 miles from the middle of the county
SMART Local 80
Sheet metal HVAC and refrigeration
32700 Dequindre, Warren, MI 48092 , about 39 miles from the middle of the county
IBEW Local 58 and NECA Southeastern Michigan
2277 E 11 Mile Rd, Suite 1, Warren, MI 48092 , about 42 miles from the middle of the county
OPCMIA Local 514
1154 E Lincoln Ave, Madison Heights, MI 48071 , about 43 miles from the middle of the county
SMART Local 7
G-4070 Dolan Dr, Flint, MI 48504 , about 27 miles from the middle of the county
Flint area roofers
810 Tacoma, Clio, MI 48420 , about 27 miles from the middle of the county
UA Local 370
Plumbing and pipefitting HVAC and refrigeration
G-5500 W Pierson Rd, Flushing, MI 48433 , about 29 miles from the middle of the county
IBEW Local 948
5209 Exchange Dr, Flint, MI 48507 , about 30 miles from the middle of the county
Iron Workers Local 25
50490 W Pontiac Trail, Wixom, MI 48393 , about 42 miles from the middle of the county
IUPAT District Council 1M
Painting and finishing Glazing
14587 Barber Ave, Warren, MI 48088 , about 43 miles from the middle of the county
The rest of Metro Detroit
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Questions
Few sponsors are based in the county itself. Electrical: Flint Electrical JATC, Flint, about 30 miles from the middle of Lapeer County. Plumbing and pipefitting: Flint Plumbers JATC, Flushing, about 29 miles from the middle of Lapeer County. HVAC and refrigeration: Flint Plumbers JATC, Flushing, about 29 miles from the middle of Lapeer County.
UA Local 370 (plumbing, pipefitting) and Iron Workers Local 25 (ironwork, welding), by their own published areas.
Union apprentices take their classes at their own training center; the nearest is Sheet Metal Workers Local 7, Zone 4 JATC in Flint.
GST Michigan Works! ((810) 664-1680) helps with test prep, pre-apprenticeship classes and the work boots.
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