Title: Electrician Apprenticeship: IBEW Windows, Aptitude Test & Interview Prep · HardHat Path URL: https://hardhatpath.com/ Summary: Get into an electrician apprenticeship: every IBEW application window, how each local scores you, real interview scores, and timed aptitude test and interview practice. Electrical apprenticeships · US # Get into an electrician apprenticeship. Every application window, how each local scores you, and what applicants actually scored. Plus timed test prep and interview practice. Programs tracked 22 Real interview scores 503 Free guides 9 [Window to watch Local 3 · New York City Cap likely reached Closes Oct 30](https://hardhatpath.com/programs/ibew-local-3-new-york-city) [Median interview score 90](https://hardhatpath.com/results/interview-scores) Alert: window opens in 1 hour Every fact checked against the source - Training centers' own pages - State wage determinations - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Applicant reports, labelled [How we check data](https://hardhatpath.com/how-we-verify) ## Start here Straight answers to what applicants ask most, from the programs' own rules and official pay data. [How to become an electrician The 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](https://hardhatpath.com/guides/how-to-become-an-electrician) [IBEW interview questions The 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](https://hardhatpath.com/guides/ibew-interview-questions) [IBEW aptitude test guide Both 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](https://hardhatpath.com/guides/ibew-aptitude-test) [Apprentice pay by local What 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](https://hardhatpath.com/guides/ibew-apprentice-pay-scale) [Data center electrician The 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](https://hardhatpath.com/guides/data-center-electrician) [All 9 guides](https://hardhatpath.com/guides) ## Windows to watch [View all](https://hardhatpath.com/programs) [Open Local 26 · Washington, DC area Inside 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](https://hardhatpath.com/programs/ibew-local-26-washington-dc) [Deadline Dec 31 Local 569 · San Diego Inside 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](https://hardhatpath.com/programs/ibew-local-569-san-diego) [Deadline Mar 15 Local 640 · Phoenix Inside 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](https://hardhatpath.com/programs/ibew-local-640-phoenix) [Cap likely reached Local 3 · New York City Electrician (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](https://hardhatpath.com/programs/ibew-local-3-new-york-city) [Opens Dec 1 Local 102 · Parsippany Inside 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](https://hardhatpath.com/programs/ibew-local-102-new-jersey) [Opens Jan 4 Local 103 · Boston Inside 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](https://hardhatpath.com/programs/ibew-local-103-boston) [Opens November Local 716 · Houston Electrical · 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](https://hardhatpath.com/programs/ibew-local-716-houston) [Weekly Local 134 · Chicago Inside 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](https://hardhatpath.com/programs/ibew-local-134-chicago) Local 26 · Washington, DC area Cap: 4,200 applications Closes early once it's reached Window alerts ## Some windows fill in minutes. Be there when they open. Applicants report big-city windows closing minutes after opening. We email you 24 hours before, 1 hour before, and the moment a program opens, so you're ready with your documents. [Get window alerts](https://hardhatpath.com/programs) [Am I ready?](https://hardhatpath.com/check) ## Free tools [Is my interview score good? 503 real scores, by local](https://hardhatpath.com/results/interview-scores) [Aptitude quiz 15 timed questions · estimated 1–9 band](https://hardhatpath.com/practice/test?mode=quick) [Interview practice Real panel questions, scored answers](https://hardhatpath.com/practice/interview) [Which local should I apply to? All 22 programs compared](https://hardhatpath.com/guides/which-ibew-local) Results database ## What applicants actually scored Interview scores and ranks shared by applicants. Half land between 84 and 94, and the 90s are common. Reports 503 Median 90 Scored 90+ 50% [See all results](https://hardhatpath.com/results/interview-scores) ## Trades - Electrician - HVAC Soon - Lineman Soon - Data center Soon - Plumbing Soon