With the rising costs of college tuition these days it’s no wonder that many are seeking other options in hopes to advance their future. One seemingly forgotten way to attain higher education sans the burden of the debt is through apprenticeships with participating employers. Enter the OhioApprenticeship site hidden deep within the vast space that is Ohio Means Jobs which offer an astounding 111 apprenticeship programs.

The website is to the point without a lot of fluff to have to wade through. I recently applied for an apprenticeship program with Apprenti Ohio based out of Worthington, Ohio. This apprenticeship requires one to take a 3 part online test to be entered into a potential pool of applicants i.e. to be selected for further consideration. The period of review for this program states that it occurs not less than every 90 days. Two of the participating employers are Microsoft and Amazon. While I ranked 270th upon completion of the online testing I did receive a congratulatory e-mail due to making the current cut which is the top 600 scorers.

So you may be asking yourself? That is great but what if Computer Programming is not a field I personally am interested in? Well not to worry. Here is a list of the apprenticeships currently listed:

Administrative Services Managers

Agricultural Equipment Operators

Animal Trainers

Automotive Body and Related Repairers

Automotive Master Mechanics

Boilermakers

Brickmasons and Blockmasons

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Carpenters

Ceiling Tile Installers

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

Childcare Workers

Commercial and Industrial Designers

Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic

Computer Occupations, All Other

Computer Programmers

Computer Systems Analysts

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers

Construction and Related Workers, All Other

Construction Carpenters

Construction Laborers

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Cooks, Restaurant

Cutting, Punching and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Metal and Plastic

Dental Assistants

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay

Electrical Engineering Technicians

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

Electricians

Electro-Mechanical Technicians

Electronics Engineering Technicians

Elevator Installers and Repairers

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors and Illustrators

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Glaziers

Heat Treating, Annealing, and Tempering Machine Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanics and Installers

Heavy and Tractor – Trailer Truck Drivers

Helpers–Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters

Home Health Aides

Human Resources Specialists

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Jewelers

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Lathe and Turning Machine Too Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Legal Secretaries

Locksmiths and Safe Repairers

Machinists

Manufacturing Production Technicians

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Mechanical Drafters

Mechanical Engineering Technicians

Mechanical Engineers

Medical Assistants

Medical Secretaries

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Millwrights

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Motorcycle Mechanics

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Municipal Firefighters

Nursing Assistants

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Patternmakers, Wood

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Pipe Fitters and Steamfitters

Plasterers and Stucco Masons

Plumbers

Police Patrol Officers

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Power Plant Operators

Printing Press Operators

Production Workers, All Other

Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

Roofers

Rough Carpenters

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

Sheet Metal Workers

Soil and Water Conservationists

Stationary Engineers or Boiler Operators

Stonemasons

Structural Iron and Steel Workers

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Tapers

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

Terrazzo Workers and Finishers

Tile and Marble Setters

Tool and Die Makers

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Tree Trimmers and Pruners

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Welder, Cutters and Welder Fitters

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Judging from the statistics when reviewing some of these apprenticeships it becomes apparent that this is a resource not being utilized by job seekers when seeing instances of zero applications submitted. This lower competition for some of these apprenticeships could work in your favor and here at Researched Resources, we wish you the best of luck in your endeavor!

Ohio Apprenticeship Program Link: http://apprentice.ohio.gov/index.stm

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