Trades: explore paths by occupation
- Page updated October 25, 2026
Start with a trade, then browse registered apprenticeship sponsors and Scorecard-listed school programs. These pages are discovery aids — not rankings.
Most-searched trades on this site
Electrician & lineworker
5,371 sponsor name matches · 1,074 schools with related CIP programs
Plumbing & pipefitting
2,759 sponsor name matches · 226 schools with related CIP programs
HVAC & sheet metal
2,244 sponsor name matches · 937 schools with related CIP programs
General construction
1,064 sponsor name matches · 562 schools with related CIP programs
Machining & millwright
416 sponsor name matches · 1,280 schools with related CIP programs
Barber & cosmetology
361 sponsor name matches · 1,569 schools with related CIP programs
Allied health
366 sponsor name matches · 0 schools with related CIP programs
All trade tags
- Electrician & lineworker
- Plumbing & pipefitting
- HVAC & sheet metal
- Welding
- Carpentry
- Ironworking
- Masonry
- Automotive & diesel
- Machining & millwright
- Painting & finishing
- Roofing
- Barber & cosmetology
- Culinary
- Allied health
- CDL & transport
- Fire & EMS
- General construction
How tags work: Apprenticeship trade tags are keyword matches on DOL organization names (the public file has no occupation codes). School trade tags map College Scorecard 4-digit CIP codes. Always verify the actual program with the sponsor or school.