PACIFIC NORTHWEST 
IRONWORKERS AND EMPLOYERS
APPRENTICESHIP & TRAINING COMMITTEE
LOCAL 86

ABOUT US

APPRENTICESHIP HIGHLIGHTS

· 6,000 - 8,000 hours of On-Job-Training
· 4 year Program
· Wages start at 65% of Journeyman Scale
· Benefits Package
· Credit for prior experience
· Travel
· Dispatched to Jobs
· HARD WORK!
· Drug Free Workplace Program!

 TRAINING CENTER
 

PROGRAM INFORMATION
· Age requirement: Must be at least 18.
· Physical requirement: Must be physically fit to perform the work of the trade, and able to work high in the air and have good balance.
· Educational requirement: Must have adequate educational skills to comprehend the supplemental related instruction classes.
· Helpful classes or training: Algebra, geometry, physics, English, mechanical drawing,  blueprint reading, safety practices, welding, and classes in industrial arts.
· Terms of training: 6,000-8,000 hours on-the-job (approximately 4 years), plus 204 hours  minimum of non-compensated classroom training
   

Nature of the work

Construction ironworkers build and erect the girders and columns used in building bridges and other structures. They place and install reinforcing steel in concrete construction. Ironworkers perform many of the tasks in placing, raising and joining these all together in order to form structural framework.

Ironworkers also install steel stairs, hand rails, metal doors and frames and they do repair work such as replacing metal bridge parts. They work with all ferrous and nonferrous metals, as well as pre-cast and pre-stressed concrete structures.

Working conditions

Ironworkers work both indoors and outdoors, but mostly outdoors. The trade requires top physical strength and the ability to work at great heights. The work involves much stooping, climbing and reaching.

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