Advancement in the apprenticeship wage schedule is based on the length of participation in the apprentice program. All overtime hours go towards your hours worked. The starting pay for hourly wage for apprentices as of January 2011 is $16.87. Apprentice will receive a pay raise every 500 hours worked. The top out pay at the end of your apprenticeship completion is $22.45 an hour. You will attend class 1 day per week for 4.5 hours and you will receive pay for the first 3 hours provided you worked that day. Additional benefits currently available to apprentices include paid vacations, paid holidays, pension plan, medical plans, life insurance, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, and social security benefits.

Ingalls Shipbuilding offers excellent benefits. Our apprentices currently receive the following key benefits:

• Financial and Retirement
  • 401(k) Savings Plan (matching)
  • Pension Benefits
• Health and Life
  • Health and dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Comprehensive medial plan
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation
• Education and Training
  • Tuition Reimbursement. Receive tuition reimbursement for attending college classes to enhance your job skills, knowledge, and better your career. Maximum reimbursement is $10,000 per year, per employee.

Paid Holidays

All salaried and union represented 4 x 10s employees receive 8 paid holidays and 2 unpaid holidays.

Union represented 5 x 8s employees receive 6 paid and 4 unpaid holidays.

• New Years' Day
• Monday following Easter
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• 5 floating holidays which are observed during Christmas Shutdown Dec. 21st-January 4th Shutdown

• Note: Christmas holiday is paid at 8 hours/day.

Paid Vacation