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

For Minnesota, trade or program is Twin Cities Carpenters JATC - HUD exemption; initial ratio is two to one; at least one apprentice must have over 4,000 hours; thereafter ratio is two to one; at least one apprentice must have over 4,000 hours; 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:** Twin Cities Carpenters JATC - HUD exemption _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Initial ratio:** two to one; at least one apprentice must have over 4,000 hours _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Thereafter ratio:** two to one; at least one apprentice must have over 4,000 hours _(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 |

## Source

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

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