We have vastly expanded access to certified apprenticeship programs in Michigan in everything from, yes, the trades, but to medical tech and to hospitality. There are, I want to say, 26,000 people going through this program, and the average salary coming out of these programs is $80,700 per person. which is double the average salary for a Michigander. So learning, again, you're going to hear me like a broken record. States are the laboratories of democracy. (26:28–26:39)
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Asserts that 26,000 people are in Michigan's apprenticeship programs, with an average salary of $80,700 upon completion.
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