Turn Career Research Into Numbers You Can Use.
Compare where trades pay more, model an apprenticeship wage path, and narrow your options before paying for training. Current wage tools use May 2025 public workforce benchmarks.
Trade Salary by State
Compare May 2025 wage medians for electricians, plumbers and HVAC technicians across TrainingForFuture's 10 researched states.
Apprenticeship Pay Progression Calculator
Model a year-by-year apprenticeship wage path using your own target wage, starting percentage, progression and work schedule.
Compare Skilled Trades
Put current national pay, growth, annual openings, training routes and day-to-day work on the same screen.
Training & Funding Finder
Find apprenticeships, training programs, WIOA-eligible training, scholarships and free American Job Center help using official public resources.
Local Opportunity Finder
Move from state benchmarks to metro wage data, apprenticeship resources, licensing links and local next steps.
Start With the Trade You Already Have in Mind.
These pages compare the 10 researched states in the current TrainingForFuture dataset and link directly to state licensing and apprenticeship guides.
Not Sure Which Trade to Calculate?
Use the free career analysis to compare your strongest matches first, then return to these tools for state pay, apprenticeship planning and local research.