2026 Registered Apprenticeships in Michigan Report

Executive Summary

• Michigan had the fourth most active registered apprentices with a record 23,200 in 2025.
• Seven Michigan prosperity regions recorded their highest level of active registered apprentices. These included the Detroit Metro, Northeast, West, East Central, East, Southwest, and Southeast regions.
• Michigan also had a record number of new registered apprentices in 2025 with nearly 8,600. This was the second consecutive year the state surpassed 8,000 new registered apprentices.
• Michigan reached a record 3,000 Registered Apprenticeship completers in 2025, a 15.6 percent increase from 2024.
• Those who completed a Registered Apprenticeship in 2024 in Michigan had a median one-year-after wage of $89,260, highlighting favorable wage outcomes for completers.
• There were significant wage increases post-Registered Apprenticeship completion in Michigan. Those who completed in 2020 had a median one-year-after wage of $73,080. This increased to $98,200 five years post-completion.