Ironworker at Alaska Ironworkers Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee

The Alaska Ironworkers Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee sponsors this ironworker apprenticeship in Anchorage, AK. This employer-sponsored program prepares individuals for a skilled career in ironwork across Alaska's diverse and active construction industry, which spans commercial buildings, infrastructure, oil field facilities, and more. Apprentices are paid throughout training, allowing them to earn while they develop trade-level skills.

This four-year, time-based program includes 6,000 hours of on-the-job training and 576 hours of related technical instruction. Apprentices work on structural steel erection, reinforcing iron and rebar installation, and rigging and signaling operations. Classroom instruction covers structural drawings and blueprints, welding fundamentals, rigging principles, safety regulations, and the use of tools and equipment specific to the ironworking trade.

Graduates complete the program as journey-level Ironworkers — a trade in consistent demand for large-scale construction projects. In Alaska, where infrastructure and energy development projects are ongoing, journeyman ironworkers enjoy strong employment opportunities and the satisfaction of building structures that form the backbone of communities and industry.