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Electrician apprenticeships in Georgia

Georgia has 24 registered electrician apprenticeship programs: 5 union and 19 open shop.1 Apprentices are hired and paid while they learn.

Find a program near you

Enter your ZIP to sort by distance. Lineman, utility and studio programs are hidden because they lead to a different license.

Type

24 programs

  1. Ace Electric Inc.

    Valdosta · Lowndes County

    Open shop

  2. Action Electrical & Mechanical Contractors, Inc./Action Electric Co. Inc.

    Atlanta · Cobb County

    Open shop

  3. Albany Electrical JATC

    Albany · Dougherty County

    Union

  4. Alexander Electric

    Columbus · Muscogee County

    Open shop

  5. Atl Electrical JATC

    Norcross · Gwinnett County

    Union

  6. Atlanta Electrical JATC

    Norcross · Gwinnett County

    Union

  7. Caldwell Electrical Contractors

    Gainesville · Hall County

    Open shop

  8. Csra Electrical JATC

    Augusta · Richmond County

    Union

  9. Electric Cities of Georgia (formerly MEAG)

    Atlanta · Fulton County

    Open shop

  10. Elite Electrical Professionals Unlimited LLC

    Fayetteville · Fayette County

    Open shop

  11. GFM Electrical LLC

    Johns Creek · Fulton County

    Open shop

  12. Graves Electrical Services Inc.

    Covington · Newton County

    Open shop

  13. Howard Electrical, INC.

    Savannah · Chatham County

    Open shop

  14. Lin R. Rogers Electrical Contractors, Inc.

    Alpharetta · Fulton County

    Open shop

  15. Macon Electrical JATC

    Macon · Bibb County

    Union

  16. Mauser Packaging Solutions Electrician

    Homerville · Clinch County

    Open shop

  17. National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and Atlanta Electrical Contractors Association

    Atlanta · DeKalb County

    Open shop

  18. Northwest Lineman College - Power Delivery Program

    Reynolds · Taylor County

    SchoolLineman or utility

  19. Savannah Electrical Training Alliance

    Savannah · Chatham County

    Open shop

  20. Sentry Electrical Group Inc.

    Lawrenceville · Gwinnett County

    Open shop

  21. Southeast Lineman Training Center

    Trenton · Dade County

    Open shopLineman or utility

  22. Speir & Associates Electrical Contractors, Inc.

    Macon · Bibb County

    Open shop

  23. Thrower Electric, Inc

    Madison · Morgan County

    Open shop

  24. Valdosta Electric

    Valdosta · Lowndes County

    Open shop

    valdosta.com

  25. Veterans Electricial Solutions

    Suwanee · Gwinnett County

    Open shop

  26. West Georgia Electric

    Carrollton · Carroll County

    Open shop

Union locals and training centers in Georgia

Call the local or its training center for the next application date.

IBEW union locals

3 more IBEW locals

Electrical training centers (JATCs)

IEC chapters (open shop)

Union or open shop?

Union

Run by a JATC run jointly by the IBEW local and the NECA contractors' chapter. You apply to the committee, take an aptitude test and an interview, and wait on a ranked list. The committee sends you to its contractors.

Pay is a set share of the union journey-level rate and steps up on a schedule. Classes are nights or week-long blocks, usually paid for by the program.

Open shop

Run by ABC, IEC or a single electrical contractor. You usually get hired by a member contractor first, and the contractor enrolls you.

Your employer sets the pay and the raises. Classes are nights or weekends, and some programs charge tuition.

What do programs ask for?

Applying this month

  1. Get your papers together1 week

    High school transcript or GED, a photo ID, and your birth certificate or proof of age. Programs that ask for algebra want the transcript that shows it.

    Time
    1 week
  2. Practice for the aptitude test2 to 4 weeks

    Union programs test algebra and reading. A few evenings with a practice test helps your ranking.

    Time
    2 to 4 weeks
  3. Pick three programs and check their dates1 evening

    Union programs take applications in set windows, some once a year. Open-shop programs and employer programs often take them year-round.

    Time
    1 evening
    Back to the program list
  4. Apply, then keep working

    Apply to all three. While you wait, a helper or trainee job with a licensed contractor gives you hours and a reference.

    The license steps

Can't get in yet?

Pre-apprenticeship

Short programs, often free, that teach the basics and help with the application. Ask the programs above which ones they take graduates from.

Start on a crew

Licensed contractors hire helpers with no experience. Keep a log of your hours and employers; many programs and license boards count them. If you'd rather learn the basics first, 26 schools in Georgia have electrician programs.

The license steps in Georgia

How do you get into an electrician apprenticeship in Georgia?

Pick programs near you, check each one's website for its application dates, and apply to more than one. Union programs test and interview, then rank applicants; open-shop programs usually start once a member contractor hires you.

How much do electrician apprentices make in Georgia?

Programs set their own scales, usually a share of journey-level pay that rises every year. For a floor, the lowest-paid tenth of all electricians in Georgia earned $17.88 an hour or less in May 2025.

Electrician pay in Georgia

Other routes in Georgia

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
  2. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Georgia, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)