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General Contractor apprenticeships in Indiana
Indiana has 24 registered general contractor apprenticeship programs: 0 union and 24 open shop.1 Apprentices are hired and paid while they learn.
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24 programs
A Plus Construction & Plumbing
Crown Point · Lake County
Accell Construction Management, Inc.
Indianapolis · Marion County
Carpenter Electric of Richmond, Inc.
Richmond · Wayne County
CME Construction
Fort Wayne · Allen County
cmeconstruction.comHarrel Mechanical & Construction LLC
Corunna · DeKalb County
Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters JATF-Greenwood
Greenwood · Johnson County
Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters JATF-Lafayette
Lafayette · Tippecanoe County
Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters JATF-Merrillville
Merrillville · Lake County
Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters JATF-Newburgh
Newburgh · Warrick County
Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters JATF-Warsaw
Warsaw · Kosciusko County
J.A. Webber Construction Co.
Indianapolis · Marion County
Jay H Construction, LLC.
Etna Green · Kosciusko County
Lyles Construction Inc.
Salem · Washington County
MAC Construction & Excavating, Inc.
New Albany · Floyd County
Matrix Construction, LLC
Schererville · Lake County
Messer Construction Co.
Indianapolis · Marion County
MET Construction, LLC
Indianapolis · Marion County
Montgomery Construction
Plymouth · Marshall County
Nuway Construction Corporation
Goshen · Elkhart County
Power Construction Group
Pendleton · Madison County
Purdue University - Construction Management
Indianapolis · Marion County
Steinberger Construction, Inc.
Logansport · Cass County
Three Kingdoms Construction
Hammond · Lake County
Titan Electrical and Construction
Evansville · Vanderburgh County
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Union or open shop?
Union
Run by the regional Carpenters training committee. You apply to the committee, take an aptitude test and an interview, and wait on a ranked list. The committee sends you to its contractors.
Pay is a set share of the union journey-level rate and steps up on a schedule. Classes are nights or week-long blocks, usually paid for by the program.
Open shop
Run by ABC, AGC or a single builder. You usually get hired by a member contractor first, and the contractor enrolls you.
Your employer sets the pay and the raises. Classes are nights or weekends, and some programs charge tuition.
What do programs ask for?
Age
Usually 18. Some programs take applications at 17.
High school diploma or GED
Most programs ask for one. Bring a transcript.
Aptitude test or interview
Union programs give an aptitude test (math and reading) and an interview, then rank applicants. Open-shop programs usually start with a job offer.
Driver's license and drug screen
Many programs ask for both, since apprentices drive between job sites.
Applying this month
Get your papers together1 week
High school transcript or GED, a photo ID, and your birth certificate or proof of age. Programs that ask for algebra want the transcript that shows it.
- Time
- 1 week
Practice for the aptitude test2 to 4 weeks
Union programs test algebra and reading. A few evenings with a practice test helps your ranking.
- Time
- 2 to 4 weeks
Pick three programs and check their dates1 evening
Union programs take applications in set windows, some once a year. Open-shop programs and employer programs often take them year-round.
- Time
- 1 evening
Apply, then keep working
Apply to all three. While you wait, a helper or trainee job with a licensed contractor gives you hours and a reference.
Can't get in yet?
Pre-apprenticeship
Short programs, often free, that teach the basics and help with the application. Ask the programs above which ones they take graduates from.
Start on a crew
Licensed contractors hire helpers with no experience. Keep a log of your hours and employers; many programs and license boards count them. If you'd rather learn the basics first, 8 schools in Indiana have general contractor programs.
The license steps in IndianaHow do you get into a general contractor apprenticeship in Indiana?
Pick programs near you, check each one's website for its application dates, and apply to more than one. Union programs test and interview, then rank applicants; open-shop programs usually start once a member contractor hires you.
How much do general contractor apprentices make in Indiana?
Programs set their own scales, usually a share of journey-level pay that rises every year. For a floor, the lowest-paid tenth of all general contractors in Indiana earned $27.88 an hour or less in May 2025.
General Contractor pay in IndianaOther routes in Indiana
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Indiana, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)