Carpenter at Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters, JATC

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters JATC sponsors this union carpenter apprenticeship in Parkersburg, West Virginia. As a Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee program, it is supported by union labor and signatory contractors throughout the mid-Atlantic region, providing apprentices in West Virginia with a high-quality, paid pathway into the carpentry trade.

The apprenticeship runs four years and includes 8,000 hours of on-the-job training alongside 576 hours of related technical instruction. Apprentices work on commercial and industrial construction projects in the Parkersburg area, developing skills in framing, concrete forming, finish carpentry, and structural work. Technical coursework covers blueprint reading, construction math, OSHA safety standards, building codes, and carpentry tools and materials.

Completing the program earns graduates journeyman carpenter status with full union recognition through the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters. Union membership provides structured wage increases over the four years of training, as well as access to health insurance, pension benefits, and job placement support across the MARC's territory in West Virginia and the broader mid-Atlantic region.