In the early 1940s, minimum wage was 40 cents per hour.Since 1924, more than 5,600 men and women have completed the program.
During World War II, the number swelled to hundreds of apprentices per class. Apprentice classes in the early years of the program had only five to 15 members.
The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard Apprentice Program graduated its first apprentice class in 1924. The obvious answer was to train local talent to become the skilled workforce needed to keep the Pacific Fleet “fit to fight.” During the first 12 years of the Shipyard’s existence, a ready supply of skilled craftsmen became increasingly difficult to find. Navy Shipyards for years, but was new to the Shipyard at Pearl Harbor. Dating back to the craft guilds of the Middle Ages, the apprenticeship concept had been utilized by the other U.S. The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard initiated a new training program in 1920 with the hiring of two students to work and train as apprentices. An overview of the program’s history follows: Graduating Apprentices earn an Associate’s Degree in Applied Trades, and a certificate from the DOL. Department of Labor (DOL) and Honolulu Community College (HCC). 
The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) Apprentice Program is a successful partnership between the Shipyard, the U.S.
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