Electricians: apprenticeship hours and pay

O*NET-SOC 47-2111.00 · Electrician Programs

Approved titles

RAPIDS codes

Shortest term

4,800 h

longest minimum 8,000 h

National median pay

$63,190

a year, BLS May 2025

Jobs nationally

757,220

BLS May 2025

Approved apprenticeship titles

Training approaches: hybrid, time-based, competency-based
Shortest approved term: 4,800 hours, RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN (hybrid)
State medians: $101,310 in Oregon to $37,440 in Puerto Rico (54 states publish one)

Title	RAPIDS code	Approach and term
CRANE ELECTRICIAN (Existing Title: Electrician [Ship & Boat])	0771	Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Hybrid: 5,760 to 7,200 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 5,760 hours Time-Based (V3): 5,840 hours Time-Based (V4): 5,760 hours
ELECTRICIAN	0159	Hybrid: 7,200 to 8,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
ELECTRICIAN (Water Trans)	0158	Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE	0643	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 5,620 to 7,320 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 5,720 hours Time-Based (V3): 8,000 hours
Lightning Protection Technician (Conventional System)	2096	Hybrid: 5,000 to 8,000 hours
Neon-Sign Servicer	0692	Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
PROTECTIVE-SIGNAL REPAIRER	0006	Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours
RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN	1022	Hybrid: 4,800 to 6,000 hours Time-Based: 4,800 hours
STREET-LIGHT SERVICER	0545	Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours

State	Median pay	Hourly	Jobs
Oregon	$101,310	$48.71	10,590
Illinois	$99,560	$47.87	23,120
Hawaii	$96,460	$46.38	3,070
Washington	$95,220	$45.78	19,380
Alaska	$89,440	$43.00	1,870
Massachusetts	$79,420	$38.18	17,810
District of Columbia	$78,970	$37.97	2,440
New York	$78,750	$37.86	40,130
Minnesota	$78,160	$37.58	14,350
Connecticut	$77,540	$37.28	7,710
New Jersey	$77,250	$37.14	13,520
Montana	$76,760	$36.90	2,750
Wisconsin	$76,540	$36.80	14,310
Michigan	$76,270	$36.67	23,530
California	$76,160	$36.62	73,310
Wyoming	$76,120	$36.59	2,960
Maine	$75,380	$36.24	3,780
Rhode Island	$74,090	$35.62	2,420
Nevada	$73,570	$35.37	8,350
Maryland	$73,490	$35.33	13,690
Indiana	$68,490	$32.93	19,020
Pennsylvania	$67,600	$32.50	22,730
Kansas	$65,860	$31.66	6,350
North Dakota	$65,710	$31.59	3,570
Missouri	$65,410	$31.45	12,780
West Virginia	$64,810	$31.16	4,290
Ohio	$64,700	$31.11	28,950
Delaware	$63,700	$30.63	2,260
Vermont	$63,430	$30.49	1,270
Idaho	$63,000	$30.29	5,690
Virginia	$62,900	$30.24	23,630
New Hampshire	$62,840	$30.21	3,330
Colorado	$62,230	$29.92	17,010
Utah	$62,000	$29.81	11,450
Louisiana	$61,540	$29.59	10,550
South Dakota	$61,390	$29.51	2,980
Tennessee	$61,090	$29.37	17,070
Arizona	$61,060	$29.36	21,140
Oklahoma	$61,010	$29.33	8,500
Iowa	$60,860	$29.26	10,310
Mississippi	$60,860	$29.26	6,610
Nebraska	$60,820	$29.24	6,440
Kentucky	$59,720	$28.71	11,030
South Carolina	$58,740	$28.24	8,010
Texas	$58,570	$28.16	76,770
New Mexico	$58,390	$28.07	5,020
Georgia	$58,320	$28.04	21,650
Florida	$57,250	$27.52	49,700
North Carolina	$56,800	$27.31	21,640
Alabama	$55,690	$26.78	10,900
U.S. Virgin Islands	$51,790	$24.90	140
Arkansas	$49,070	$23.59	7,500
Guam	$43,020	$20.68	890
Puerto Rico	$37,440	$18.00	1,740