SACRAMENTO, Caif. — For apprentices training to work as an insulator at oil refineries, the payoff can be substantial said Jonathon Blaine with Insulators Local 16 in Benicia.
“I think a lot of people, they’re not built for college, and so they’re looking for another option,” Blaine said. “As you’re working through the apprenticeship, you’re getting raises. And then when you finish your apprenticeship, you’re already in your career. You don’t have to go search for your career.”
Blaine noted that the free, mostly on-site program can lead to jobs paying around $115,000 a year — an appealing path for those without degrees…