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Sheet Metal Worker apprenticeships in Arizona

Registered sheet metal worker apprentices by county, open recruitment windows where the state publishes them, and how the apprentice tier fits Arizona's licence ladder. Updated nightly.

Arizona has 429 registered sheet metal worker apprentices in active status (fiscal year 2025, DOL RAPIDS), placed in 9 counties, 0.6 per 10,000 residents. That is 14.3 apprentices for every 100 employed sheet metal workers in the state, the rate at which the trade is training its own replacements.

429
registered sheet metal worker apprentices
0.6
per 10,000 residents
14.3
per 100 employed sheet metal workers

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Where the apprentices are

Registered sheet metal worker apprentices by county of the apprentice, largest first. Each county links to its sheet metal workers market page.

CountyApprenticesSharePer 10k residents
Maricopa County36685%0.8
Pinal County327%0.7
Pima County133%0.1
Apache County61%0.9
Navajo County61%0.5
Coconino County20%0.1
Yuma County20%0.1
Graham County10%0.3
Yavapai County10%0.0

Source: DOL RAPIDS apprenticeship FY2025, active status, county-coded; as of December 31, 2025.

The apprentice tier on the Arizona register

The Arizona register ATI reads carries no separate apprentice-tier credential for sheet metal workers; its ladder for this trade starts at Journeyman (163 active records, read September 16, 2026). Registered apprentices in the county table above are counted from the federal apprenticeship system, not from the licence register.

Credential types the Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC) issues for this trade: C-45 Sheet Metal, R-45 Sheet Metal, CR-45 Sheet Metal. See how to get a sheet metal worker license in Arizona for hours, exams and renewal.

Common questions

How many registered sheet metal worker apprentices are there in Arizona?
429 in active status for fiscal year 2025, per DOL RAPIDS, placed in 9 Arizona counties.
Which Arizona county has the most sheet metal worker apprentices?
Maricopa County, with 366 (85% of the state).
How strong is the sheet metal worker training pipeline in Arizona?
14.3 registered apprentices per 100 employed sheet metal workers (BLS QCEW employment, OEWS occupation share).
Are any sheet metal worker apprenticeship programs in Arizona accepting applications now?
ATI tracks open recruitment windows only where a state labor department publishes an announcements feed; Arizona is not covered yet, so this page reports registered apprentices, not open programs.

Sources: registered apprentices: DOL RAPIDS apprenticeship FY2025, active status, as of December 31, 2025; employment: BLS QCEW construction x OEWS occupation share (estimate); licence tiers: Arizona register read September 16, 2026; population: U.S. Census 2023 estimates.

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