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

For Minnesota, trade or program is Minnesota Apprenticeship Ratio Policy; initial ratio is one to one; thereafter ratio is three 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:** Minnesota Apprenticeship Ratio Policy _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Initial ratio:** one to one _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Thereafter ratio:** three 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 |

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
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