# Minnesota — State construction apprentice-to-journeyman ratio requirements by trade

For Minnesota, trade or program is Metro Sheet Metal JATC – Specialty Kitchen; initial ratio is one to one; thereafter ratio is one to one; scope is both; computation basis is headcount, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** Minnesota _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Trade or program:** Metro Sheet Metal JATC – Specialty Kitchen _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Initial ratio:** one to one _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Thereafter ratio:** one to one _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Scope:** both _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Computation basis:** headcount _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute citation:** Minnesota Statute 178.036 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Per Minnesota Statute 178.036, the supervision ratio is one apprentice for the first journeyworker employed at the work site except for occupations in the building and construction trades or any hazardous occupation as defined by state law where the ratio is one apprentice for the first journeyworker employed at the work site plus one apprentice for each additional three journeyworkers employed at the work site. Minnesota ratio for journeyworkers to apprentices Program | Initial ratio* | thereafter* | Minnesota Apprenticeship Ratio Policy | one to one | three to one | *The first number represents the apprentice. Apprenticeship programs with other ratios These apprenticeship programs have ratios that are different than the Apprenticeship Ratio Policy above. Registered apprenticeship programs not listed below are training apprentices according to the standard Minnesota Apprenticeship Ratio Policy. The ratios listed below were updated as of June 1, 2026. For the most recent ratio refer to the organization’s collective bargaining agreement. Program | Initial ratio* | Thereafter* | Twin Cities Carpenters JATC - HUD exemption | two to one; at least one apprentice must have over 4,000 hours | Cement Masons Local 633 JATC | one to one | one to four | Construction Craft Laborers JAC | one to one for the first three | one to three | Design Electric | two to one | two to one | Electrical Training Network (ETN) | two to one | two to one | Elevator Constructors Local 9 JAC | two to one | three to two, seven to five and 11 to eight | FTIUM – Glaziers | two to one | one to two for the next three and one to three thereafter | Klein Electric | two to one | two to one | Minnesota Statewide Limited Energy JATC | two to one | two to one | Metro Sheet Metal JATC – Architectural | one to one | Metro Sheet Metal JATC – Commercial | one to three regularly employed journeyworkers | Metro Sheet Metal JATC – Residential | two to one | | Metro Sheet Metal JATC – Specialty Kitchen |

## Source

- https://www.dli.mn.gov/business/workforce/apprenticeship-ratios

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
Part of [State construction apprentice-to-journeyman ratio requirements by trade](https://referencesource.org/state-apprenticeship-ratios-by-trade/).