How to get a fab job in Manassas
Micron runs a registered technician apprenticeship in Manassas. Job-count claims differ a lot.
$275MCHIPS award
1,300+Staff reported
End 20261-alpha output target
The apprenticeship
- Micron’s registered apprenticeship is earn-and-learn. Apprentices enroll in an approved technical certificate or two-year degree and work as process or equipment technicians.
- A high school diploma or equivalent is the minimum listed.
- The Manassas posting we found closed on October 3, 2026. Check Micron’s careers page for the next one.
- Reports describe a first graduating class and a fifth cohort welcomed.
- Posted pay conflicts across sites ($17 to $22 an hour on one, $45,000 to $60,000 a year on another), so read the official posting.
The site
- Micron is spending more than $2 billion to expand and modernize the fab. It expects qualified 1-alpha DRAM production from Manassas by the end of 2026.
- The CHIPS Act award is $275 million, finalized in 2025.
- One report puts headcount at more than 1,300 staff plus about 1,000 contractors.
Jobs figures conflict: Micron’s page cites more than 3,100 direct manufacturing and community jobs. American Factory Tracker records 400 permanent operating jobs. The 2024 state announcement said 340 new jobs for the earlier $2.17 billion plan. We do not choose one. We found no Northern Virginia Community College link.