Ironworker at Ironworkers Local 623

Ironworkers Local 623 in Baton Rouge, LA provides a union JATC ironworker apprenticeship that prepares individuals for skilled careers in structural, reinforcing, and ornamental ironwork. This registered program offers paid training from the start and follows the high standards set by the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee.

The apprenticeship spans four years, requiring 6,000 hours of on-the-job training and 576 hours of related technical instruction. Apprentices work under journeyman supervision on structural steel erection, rebar placement, rigging, welding, and architectural ironwork. Technical coursework covers print reading, rigging calculations, welding theory, and construction safety and health standards.

Graduates earn journeyman ironworker status and full union membership with Local 623. Baton Rouge's significant petrochemical, industrial, and commercial construction activity makes it an active market for skilled ironworkers, and union membership supports access to competitive wages and benefits.