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An electrician apprentice in a hard hat and safety vest, holding a coil of wireWindow to watchLocal 3 · New York CityCap likely reachedCloses Oct 30

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How to become an electricianThe steps from no experience to journeyman electrician: requirements, union and non-union apprenticeships, the aptitude test, the interview, the ranking list, pay and how long it takes.Read the guide IBEW interview questionsThe questions IBEW apprenticeship panels ask, what each one is really testing, how interviews are scored, and what to bring and wear. Practice them free with scored feedback.Read the guide IBEW aptitude test guideBoth electrical aptitude tests explained: sections and time limits, no calculators, what to bring, how scores work, and the retake wait at each program.Read the guide Apprentice pay by localWhat first-year IBEW inside wireman apprentices earn per hour in 2026, local by local, from official wage determinations and training centers, and how pay rises each period.Read the guide Data center electricianThe real entry routes into data center electrical work: inside wireman apprenticeships, installer-technician (low voltage) apprenticeships and structured cabling, plus the certifications that help.Read the guide
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Local 26 · Washington, DC areaInside wireman (Metro and Roanoke) · Technology services
Applications for the 2027 cycle close Dec 31, 2026, or earlier once 4,200 are bought. $125 processing fee.DC, Maryland, Virginia
Deadline Dec 31
Local 569 · San DiegoInside wireman · Sound technician
Applications are taken online any time. The next deadline is Dec 31, 2026, for testing Jan 25–Feb 3 and interviews in March–April 2027. No fee.California
Deadline Mar 15
Local 640 · PhoenixInside wireman · Telecommunications
Applying now for the class starting July 2027. Deadline Mar 15, 2027 at 4:00 PM. $40 fee, and you get 30 days to finish once you start.Arizona
Cap likely reached
Local 3 · New York CityElectrician (300 openings)
Request letters by Registered Mail only (not Certified), Oct 19 to Oct 30, 2026, or until 2,000 arrive. Local 3 says the cap is usually reached on the first day, so letters mailed after Oct 19 may not get an application. Every letter postmarked Oct 19 does.New York
Opens Dec 1
Local 102 · ParsippanyInside wireman · Telecommunications
The online portal opens Dec 1, 9:00 AM to noon ET, or until 200 inside wireman applicants that day. For the September 2027 class. OSHA 30 is required.New Jersey
Opens Jan 4
Local 103 · BostonInside wireman (electrical) · Telecommunications
2027 applications are taken online Jan 4–29, 2027. $50 fee per program, by credit or debit card. Applications open once a year, and you must live in Local 103's area.Massachusetts
Opens November
Local 716 · HoustonElectrical · Telecommunications
Closed Aug 1 to Oct 31, 2026. Online applications start in November 2026, with the link on the JATC's site. After you apply you have 30 days to bring every document in person.Texas
Weekly
Local 134 · ChicagoInside wireman · Communications
Register in person every Wednesday, 9 to 11 AM, at the Technical Institute in Alsip. Bring a $50 money order. Call (708) 389-1340 to confirm before you go.Illinois
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Local 26 · Washington, DC areaCap: 4,200 applicationsCloses early once it's reached
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What applicants actually scored

Interview scores and ranks shared by applicants. Half land between 84 and 94, and the 90s are common.

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Median90
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