Ironworker apprenticeships in Vallejo, CA
Vallejo, CA is a smaller U.S. metro. Here is what working as an ironworker looks like locally.
KEY FACTS — VALLEJO, CA
Vallejo: ~34 of 140 (~24%) · market pressure 65/100 — High pressure.
Confidence: medium. Annual labor earnings (W-2 wages + self-employment), not OEWS hourly-wage extrapolations.
Source: Census ACS 2024 5-year PUMS (state-rate projection onto metro OEWS employment).
Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance.
Source: BLS OEWS.
Confidence: low. Composite of projected annual openings, projected growth, and current $100K+ earnings rate. Not a direct vacancy count.
Source: Projections Central data; score computed by Prentice.
Source: Census ACS 2022 5-year.
A framing, not a forecast. See methodology.
Numerator: ACS PUMS $100K+ annual earners.
Vallejo, CA is one of California's labor markets for ironworkers. This page collects what adults switching into a career as an ironworker inside the Vallejo metro need first: how local pay compares to the state, what the available labor-market data says about six-figure work, and which statewide programs and licensing rules apply locally.
Vallejo, CA ironworkers earn a median of $104,800 (BLS OEWS Vallejo MSA, May 2024). For California context, statewide pay runs from $26/hr at entry to $41/hr at the state median and $65/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $85K avg salary. The Vallejo metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.
In the Vallejo metro, estimated six-figure ironworker jobs: ~105 of 140 (~75%). Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance. ACS 2024 5-year PUMS estimates ~34 $100K+ annual earners (~24% of employed ironworkers, ACS PUMS WAGP+SEMP). Projections Central long-term pressure score: 65/100 (High, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 88K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: California shows ~1.3K of 7.0K (~18%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS PUMS, Projections Central, Census ACS.
Statewide ironworker programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the California programs page; none are flagged as metro-exclusive. Metro program and association references are inherited from sourced state pages unless a metro-exclusive entity is explicitly sourced. Treat them as orientation, not a complete local inventory, and verify current intake details with the statewide source or sponsor before relying. Licensing is set at the state level: California rules apply in the Vallejo metro unless a local authority says otherwise. Metro pages use state-level licensing and program context unless a city, county, or sponsor rule is explicitly sourced. Verify current licensing, local add-ons, and sponsor requirements with the official state or local authority before relying. Smaller MSAs like the Vallejo metro often source ironworker apprentices from a 60-mile radius into the nearest larger urban center; check with the state programs page for the closest active intake.
Union apprenticeship programs in Vallejo, CA
Verified ironworker union locals with public-facing city, jurisdiction, training, and official-site details.
Ironworkers Local 377
Jurisdiction:Santa Clara county (CA)
Training:Intl. Assoc. Of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers Local 377 San Francisco J.A.T.C. (Benicia, CA)
Official site →Ironworkers Local 378
Jurisdiction:Bay Area mixed local with jurisdiction described by Local 378 as stretching from Oakland to Vacaville and Lakeport to Crows Landing.
Training:Intl. Assoc. Of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers Local 378 Oakland J.A.T.C. (Benicia, CA)
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IRONWORKER PAY SNAPSHOT — VALLEJO, CA
$104,800 (OEWS MSA-level median)
Source: BLS OEWS MSA cross-industry estimates. Where MSA-level data is suppressed or unpublished we fall back to the state median and label it explicitly.
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