Interested in pursuing a trade job? Home Depot’s Path to Pro program is designed to provide resources and opportunities to jobseekers in these fields.
Back in 2021, hardware store giant Home Depot launched its Path to Pro program as a new way to make jobs in construction, plumbing, and other crucial trades more accessible. As the program’s name suggests, the Path to Pro program is specifically designed for individuals who want to work in one of these fields but don’t yet have the experience necessary to do so. It’s a response to the skilled labor shortage in the U.S., with roughly 400,000 open positions in these fields as of January 2025.
Path to Pro gives interested individuals free resources, training, and direct connections between jobseekers and employers. Plus, partnerships with organizations such as the Home Builders Institute, Construction Ready, the SkillPointe Foundation, and Atlanta Technical College help the program reach military bases, high schools, underserved communities, and beyond. Since its launch, the program has trained more than 60,000 people and introduced more than 490,000 others to skilled trades. That’s way ahead of the program’s initial goal to train 20,000 people, which the program managed to surpass six years ahead of schedule.
