Governor Katie Hobbs Celebrates Thousands of Good-Paying Construction Apprenticeship Jobs

Fresh off signing a bipartisan agreement and legislative victory to fund the Division that will assist children with disabilities, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs celebrated the creation of 3,000 construction job apprenticeships and announced the recipients of the second round of BuilditAZ Initiative Grants, totalling one million dollars from the Office of Economic Opportunity, that will provide more good paying apprenticeship opportunities.

The Governor also announced the creation of a third round of BuilditAzGrants that will include a pool of three million dollars for construction apprenticeships.

Commenting in a Gubernatorial office press release, Governor Hobbs wrote:

“Creating opportunity for working-class Arizonans is critical to realizing the Arizona Promise. Arizona has established itself as a national and international economic giant, with businesses of all shapes and sizes growing and moving to our state. This influx means more jobs, more opportunity for Arizonans to access family-sustaining, stable careers, and more demand for skilled construction workers. Increasing construction apprentices is core to building Arizona’s future, whether it’s new manufacturing facilities, new roads, or new housing, and I am proud of the progress we have made to ensure Arizonans are at the center of it all.”

The Governor also posted on social media:

We’ve added nearly 3,000 new apprentices who are hard at work building Arizona’s future, providing for their families, and solidifying their careers. That is what the Arizona Promise is all about. Let’s keep it going!

— Gov. Katie Hobbs (@governorkatiehobbs.bsky.social) 2025-04-25T20:24:05.249Z

With a goal of doubling the number of construction apprenticeships by 2026, with a larger objective to fill 20,000 positions by 2030, Governor Hobbs’s BuilditAz Initiative, according to the Governor’s press release:

“Has successfully expanded active construction and trades registered apprentices from 4,350 to 7,252 with a goal of reaching a total of 8,700 apprentices by the end of next year.”

The recipients of the second round of BuilditAZ Grants are:

• Arizona Chapter Associated General Contractors of America, Inc. Apprenticeship Trust Fund
• Boilermakers Local 627
• Laborer’s Training School and Retraining Trust Fund
• Phoenix Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee
• Sundt Construction
• Tucson Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Program
• Western Electrical Contractors Association Inc.