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How to become an electrician in Georgia

Georgia has no state license for individual electricians; cities and counties license them. The state licenses electrical contractors through the State Construction Industry Licensing Board.1

24registered apprenticeship programs$28.04median an hour in Georgia

Pick your way in

Apprenticeship

Earn while you learn

A program hires you, pays you on the job and runs your classes.

Pay
From day one
In GA
24 registered programs
Find a program near you
Trade school

Classroom first

Learn the basics, then find work to log your hours.

Pay
You pay tuition
In GA
26 schools with programs
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Helper

Start on a crew

Get hired as a helper by a licensed electrical contractor and log hours on the job.

Pay
Paid on the job
Start
No experience needed
How to get started

The license steps

  1. Get hired or start training

    Join a registered apprenticeship, take a trade school program, or work as a helper for a licensed contractor.

    Compare the ways in
  2. Electrical Contractor Class I4 yrs

    4 years Primary experience (Secondary credited at 50%, education can substitute in part)

    Time
    4 yrs
Pay once you're working

$58,320

a year is the median for electricians in Georgia ($28.04 an hour, May 2025).4

Pay by city and percentile
  1. Augusta–Richmond County$28.69
  2. Atlanta–Sandy Springs$28.20
  3. Savannah$28.09
  4. Gainesville$28.04
  5. Dalton$27.34
Georgia median $28.04 an hour

Questions

Do you need a license to work on your own as an electrician in Georgia?

Check the State Construction Industry Licensing Board before you bid work on your own.1

Are electricians in demand in Georgia?

Projections Central expects about 2,340 electrician openings a year in Georgia through 2034, counting new jobs and people leaving the trade.3

Next step

Find an apprenticeship near you

24 registered programs in Georgia. Enter your ZIP to see the closest ones and what they ask for.

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Sources

  1. Georgia SOS, State Construction Industry Licensing Board (rules.sos.ga.gov, 2026-10-27)
  2. Georgia SOS, State Construction Industry Licensing Board: experience requirements (rules.sos.ga.gov, 2026-10-27)
  3. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)
  4. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Georgia, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)