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APPRENTICESHIP

What you need to know

Before you can be accepted into our Apprenticeship Program you  must meet these requirements:

  • You must be 18 years of age

  • You must be physically capable to work in this industry and pass our entry assessment, also know as "Bootcamp"

  • Bootcamp is a 3-day process

    • Day 1: Drug Test and Enrollment Paperwork​

    • Day 2: Physical Agility Test

    • Day 3: Physical Agility Test and Oral Interview

O.J.T  (On-The-Job Training)

Earn While you Learn 

​You will get paid by the contractor you are dispatched out to and learn the trade on the jobsite by a skilled journeyperson. Every 500 work hours + required RSI make you eligible for a wage increase. Currently the total required hours to graduate from the apprenticeship program for O.J.T is 3,000 hours.

Apprentice Wage Scale / per hour 

R.S.I  (Required Supplemental Instruction)

Courses: certifications, Industry, environmental, endorsement 

Your coordinator will schedule you to attend a training class for the week, some class are only 8 hours and may be on a weekend. In person, hands-on training from the industries best Instructors will help you master your craft and skills for the Brick Tender industry. For every 500 hours of O.J.T you must complete 36 hours of R.S.I to receive a wage increase and period advancement.​ Total R.S.I requirements to complete the program are a minimum of 224 hours.

 (Total package is the cost your employer pays for every hour you work not your hourly pay)

So California Rates

First Period:                                                

0-500 Hours O.J.T           $20.77/hourly wage    

0-36   Hours R.S.I            + $13.37/hr Benefits = $34.14/ Total Package       

Second Period:                                                                           

501-1000 Hours O.J.T     $22.84/hourly wage   

37-72   Hours R.S.I          + $13.37/hr Benefits = $36.21 / Total Package

Third Period:                                                                               

1001-1500 Hours O.J.T    $24.92/hourly wage   

73-108   Hours R.S.I        + $13.37/hr Benefits = $38.29 / Total Package

Fourth Period:                                                                               

1501-2000 Hours O.J.T    $29.07/hourly wage   

109-144   Hours R.S.I       + $13.37/hr Benefits = $42.44 / Total Package

Fifth Period:                                                                        

2001-2500 Hours O.J.T     $33.22/hourly wage   

145-182   Hours R.S.I       + $13.37/hr Benefits = $46.59/ Total Package

Sixth Period:                                                                             

2501-3000 Hours O.J.T      $35.30/hourly wage   

183-224   Hours R.S.I        + $13.37/hr Benefits = $48.67 / Total Package

Journey Person:                                                                             

3000+ Hours O.J.T            $41.53/hourly wage   

224+   Hours R.S.I             + $24.72/hr Benefits = $66.25 / Total Package

San Diego Rates

First Period:                                                

0-500 Hours O.J.T         $19.18/hourly wage    

0-36   Hours R.S.I         + $12.71/hr Benefits = $31.89/Total Package                                                                

Second Period:                                                                           

501-1000 Hours O.J.T     $21.09/hourly wage   

37-72   Hours R.S.I         + $12.71/hr Benefits = $33.80 /Total Package

Third Period:                                                                               

1001-1500 Hours O.J.T    $23.01/hourly wage   

73-108   Hours R.S.I        + $12.71/hr Benefits = $35.72 /Total Package

Fourth Period:                                                                               

1501-2000 Hours O.J.T     $26.85/hourly wage   

109-144   Hours R.S.I        + $12.71/hr Benefits = $39.56 /Total Package

Fifth Period:                                                                        

2001-2500 Hours O.J.T     $30.68/hourly wage   

145-182   Hours R.S.I       + $12.71/hr Benefits = $43.39 / Total Package

Sixth Period:                                                                             

2501-3000 Hours O.J.T      $32.00/hourly wage   

183-224   Hours R.S.I        + $12.71/hr Benefits = $44.71 / Total Package

Journey Person:                                                                             

3000+ Hours O.J.T            $38.35/hourly wage   

224+   Hours R.S.I             + $23.94/hr Benefits = $62.29 / Total Package

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