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Interested in an Apprenticeship?

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What do Insulators do?
Insulators prepare, fabricate, install, remove, and maintain thermal insulation materials as well as any coating or weatherproofing on the materials.

These materials are often applied to piping, boilers, ducts, tanks, equipment, or any hot or cold surfaces for the purpose of thermal control and personnel protection.
Working Conditions
  • Exposure to varying weather conditions, ranging from hot summer temperatures to sub-freezing winter cold
  • Work performed in tight, confined spaces, including underground locations
  • Work conducted at heights, typically 6–10 feet above floor level, with occasional tasks at extreme heights using aerial lifts, scaffolds, or suspended platforms
  • Work that is physically demanding, dirty, and strenuous on the body
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Application Requirements

To Apply, You Must

  • Be 18 or older before entering the work field.
  • Show proof of valid driver’s license.
  • Obtain a High School diploma or GED. If you are on schedule to graduate in the Spring of 2026, proof of graduation is waived until you receive it.
  • Pass an aptitude test if approved.
  • Pass an interview if approved.
  • Pass a pre-hire drug screen if approved.
  • Have reliable transportation.
  • Must live in Local 25's jurisdiction.

FAQs

What does being an Apprentice mean?
You will receive paid, on-the-job training while developing your skills in the trade. Apprentices are employed full-time by a Local #25 signatory contractor and attend related class instruction one evening per week.

Yes, for each class attended, an Apprentice receives a stipend worth 4 hours of their pay rate. The benefits package is not included in the training stipend.

Our program is a four-year curriculum in which classes are held for four hours each evening, starting just after Labor Day and continuing through the beginning of June. All training takes place at our Apprenticeship Training School located in Southfield, Michigan.

School runs from just after Labor Day through Memorial Day. Apprentices have summers off as well as a break from Christmas through the New Year. Apprentices attend classes one night each week for four hours.

All apprentices are expected to conduct themselves in a professional and mature manner both in school and in the workplace. They are required to follow the program’s rules and regulations as outlined in our Apprentice Standards and our Policies and Procedures.

The pay rate for an Apprentice with no experience is $24.44/hr. This is taxable income that appears on your paycheck. The current Benefit Package is $39.45/hr. The total compensation for a new Apprentice, with no experience, is $63.89.

The money contributed into the Benefit Package covers the following benefits on your behalf:

 

  • Healthcare – Including Disability Coverage
  • Pension
  • Annuity
  • Supplemental Unemployment Benefit
  • Supplemental Disability Benefit
  • Apprenticeship Training Fund
  • And others


This is all included in the $39.45/hr. paid on your behalf.

All training materials are at no cost to the Apprentices.

Fill out an application on our website using the Apply Now button. Make sure to have the following documents while applying online:

 

  • A photocopy of your Birth Certificate as proof of age
  • A photocopy of your High School Diploma or G.E.D. Equivalent
  • A photocopy of a valid state issued Driver’s License

 

Each approved applicant will be required to pass an aptitude test, an in-person interview, and a pre-hire drug screen.

No – current high school seniors can bring transcripts showing a path to graduation in lieu of a diploma.

We are taking apprentices as the need arises. Generally, new classes start in the Fall.

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Disclaimer

Applications will be available to all who are interested without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, or nationality. Applicants must be at least 18 years before entering the work field and each applicant will be required to have a high school diploma or G.E.D. by July 1, 2026, a valid driver’s license, and be able to pass a drug test. The applicant must reside in the geographic territory of the Union: the counties of Wayne, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair and the Townships of Ann Arbor, Augusta, Lodi, Northfield, Pittsfield, Salem, Saline, Scio, Superior, Webster, Ypsilanti and York in Washtenaw County.