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

For Minnesota, trade or program is Northern Mechanical and Iron Range Plumbers and Pipefitters JATC; initial ratio is one to one; thereafter ratio is one to two; 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:** Northern Mechanical and Iron Range Plumbers and Pipefitters JATC _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Initial ratio:** one to one _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Thereafter ratio:** one to two _(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

> Minnesota Operating Engineers JAC | one to one | one to five | Minnesota Roofing JAC | three to one | three to one | Minnesota Teamsters JAC | one to one | four to 10 | Northern Mechanical and Iron Range Plumbers and Pipefitters JATC | one to one | one to two |

## 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/).