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Apprenticeship for Ironworkers
What do ironworkers do?
 There
are several different types of ironworkers. Structural ironworkers
move and install large girders and beams on bridges and building frames. Ornamental
ironworkers install pre-constructed materials on elevators, stairways and
balconies. Reinforcing ironworkers strengthen the concrete in walls,
piers and roads. Ironworkers are familiar with drafting, math, blueprint
reading, welding, reinforced concrete and rigging.
Program Specifics
- There is one program and it takes four years to complete. The pay
range is as follows: Apprentices begin by earning almost $19/hour and
journey level workers begin at about $34/hour. Additional
benefits like medical, dental and vision insurance and a retirement pension
increase the total wage value. Applications are taken year ‘round on
the fourth Wednesday of every month, from 1-3:30 p.m., at the Ironworkers
Apprenticeship Facility, 14295 Mt Bismark St., Stead (Reno). Applicants
should bring proof of their high school diploma or equivalent, a copy of
their Social Security card (or tax forms or pay stubs that show the applicants’ Social
Security number) and a photo ID.
- Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
- Applicants must possess a high school diploma or its
equivalent. They have a year upon beginning the apprenticeship to obtain
this.
- Applicants must be physically capable of performing
the essential functions of the apprenticeship
program and subsequent work.
- Apprentices must successfully pass a drug test once they
are accepted into and enter the program.
- The apprenticeship program offers equal opportunity
to all people regardless of race, age, color, gender, religion, nationality
or sexual orientation.
- Once an application is reviewed and accepted, an applicant
remains on the list for two years or until the list is updated.
- There
is no written test, nor is there an interview, as part of the application
process.
- If approved, candidates are
provided with a list of participating contractors with whom candidates can
apply for a job. Once a job is
secured, the apprenticeship begins.
- Another way a candidate can enter
the program is to have their name on the applicant list and be called up
when the union is contacted by a contractor needing an apprentice.
- Work begins as soon as an apprentice
is indentured.
- Classroom instruction is one 40-hour week per quarter,
for 160/hours a year.
- There is no cost for school or books. Tools cost
approximately $140 to start.
- Apprentices must have a valid driver’s
license and reliable transportation.
- Once an applicant is indentured as an apprentice,
they are expected to become a member of the Ironworkers Union. A total
investment of $167.75 is due at the beginning of the apprenticeship, paid
in full (no payroll deduction.) The breakdown of this is:
- An initiation fee is $100.
- Starting apprenticeship monthly dues are $37 and the
first month is due at the beginning.
- A defense fund of $25/annually and $5.75/annually for the
union’s newsletter is also due at the beginning.
For more information contact:
1110 Greg Street, Sparks, NV 89431
Coordinator in Sacramento: 916-428-7420
Reno phone/fax: P-775-331-8696,
F-775-331-8698
Email: iw118jac5@msn.com
Web: http://universityofiron.org/ or http://www.iw118.org
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