This guide is intended to inform the people of North Carolina of the advantages of apprenticeship training and to promote the registration of apprentices and apprenticeship programs. It opens with a general description of the system of apprenticeship, including an account of the role of the North Carolina Department of Labor. Next, profiles are set forth of the 20 skilled crafts, out of the nearly 700 recognized apprenticeable occupations, that enroll the greatest number of apprentices in the state. Each profile opens with a summary of the job description set forth in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, which then continues with a more detailed description of duties performed by the worker. Most of the job descriptions cover certain similar subjects, such as entrance requirements, training period, working conditions, tools and equipment, opportunities for women, job outlook, and upward mobility. Addresses are presented for organizations that can provide more information. The appendixes contain useful information concerning: (1) the 1986 average journeyworker wages for newly completed apprentices; (2) a glossary of terms; (3) a list of apprenticeship representatives and their addresses and telephone numbers, and (4) some traditional questions and answers about apprenticeship. (YLB)