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Electrician apprenticeships in Iowa
Iowa has 338 registered electrician apprenticeship programs: 8 union and 330 open shop.1 Apprentices are hired and paid while they learn.
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338 programs
12 Stones Electric
Davenport · Scott County
3Rd Generation Electric (ABC)
West Point · Henry County
A & H Electric INC (ABC)
Palo · Linn County
A-1 Electric Service, LLC (ABC)
Des Moines · Polk County
Abbott Electric
Story City · Story County
Ace Electric (ABC)
North Liberty · Johnson County
Acme Electric Of North East Iowa
Riceville · Howard County
Action Electric (ABC)
Des Moines · Polk County
Adams County Electrical Contracting
Corning · Adams County
Advanced Electrical LLC (ABC)
Centerville · Appanoose County
Advanced Electrical Services, INC. (ABC)
Iowa City · Johnson County
Allamakee-Clayton Electric Coop
Postville · Allamakee County
Alliance Electrical Services (ABC)
Tipton · Cedar County
American Electric (ABC)
Eldridge · Scott County
Amped Electric, LLC
Council Bluffs · Pottawattamie County
Arc Electric
Grimes · Polk County
Archibald Electric LLC
Fort Dodge · Webster County
Armor Electric (ABC)
Ankeny · Polk County
At Cause Electric
Clive · Polk County
Atwood Electric Inc. (ABC)
Sigourney · Keokuk County
B & L Electric LLC
Urbandale · Polk County
B. K. Electric, INC.
Colfax · Jasper County
Back Electric
Cherokee · Cherokee County
Bain Electric
Sigourney · Keokuk County
Baldwin Electric (ABC)
Dow City · Crawford County
Barnhart Electric
Iowa Falls · Hardin County
Barry's Electric LLC
Remsen · Plymouth County
Bartlett Electric (ABC)
Clive · Polk County
Baty Electric (ABC)
Moravia · Appanoose County
Becker Electric INC.
Danville · Des Moines County
Benchmark Electric (ABC)
Marion · Linn County
Berg Electric, LLC (ABC)
Atlantic · Cass County
Berst Electric (ABC)
Des Moines · Polk County
Best Electrical Service Company LLC
Oskaloosa · Mahaska County
BG Electric (ABC)
Iowa City · Johnson County
Bl Electric LLC
Cedar Rapids · Linn County
Black Dog Electric
Collins · Story County
Black Electric, INC. (ABC)
Grinnell · Poweshiek County
Blackhawk Electric & Generator Sales INC. (ABC)
For Reporting Purposes On · Scott County
Blazek Electric (ABC)
Mason City · Cerro Gordo County
Bluffs Electric, Inc.
Council Bluffs · Pottawattamie County
Bluhm's Cedar Valley Electric
Floyd · Floyd County
Bob's Electric, LLC.
Cresco · Howard County
Bockenstedt Electric
New Vienna · Dubuque County
Bodine Electric Company
Peosta · Dubuque County
Brad Moeller Electric, INC. (ABC)
Des Moines · Polk County
Bridgestone Electrical Apprenticeship Training Trust
Ankeny · Polk County
Brookhart Electric (ABC)
Wayland · Henry County
Brown Electric, Co. (ABC)
Atlantic · Cass County
Bullock Electric LLC (ABC)
Granger · Polk County
Burke Electric (ABC)
Clinton · Clinton County
Burkhead Electric
Indianola · Warren County
Burnham Electrical Services Tech
Logan · Harrison County
C & C Anderson Electric LLC (ABC)
North Liberty · Johnson County
C & K Electric, LLC (ABC)
St. Charles · Madison County
C & M Electric, LLC (ABC)
Boone · Boone County
C3 Electric (ABC)
Norwalk · Warren County
Campbell Electric (ABC)
Davenport · Scott County
Carson Electric, INC. (ABC)
Ogden · Boone County
Cedar Rapids Electrical JATC
Cedar Rapids · Linn County
Cedar Rapids Electrical JATC Local Union 405
Cedar Rapids · Linn County
Centerpoint Electric, INC. (ABC)
Pella · Marion County
Century Electric Services INC. (ABC)
Eldridge · Scott County
Chad's Electric (ABC)
Cedar Rapids · Linn County
Charlotte Electrical Services (ABC)
Charlotte · Clinton County
Christensen Electric LLC
Waukon · Allamakee County
Cobalt Electric, LLC (ABC)
Hartford · Warren County
Cobra Electric LLC
Tiffin · Johnson County
Coburn Electric
Radcliffe · Hardin County
Coffin Electric
Grimes · Polk County
Cohenour Electric
Van Meter · Madison County
Coleman Electric LLC
Mt. Pleasant · Henry County
Collum Electric Service LLC
Brooklyn · Poweshiek County
Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest
Des Moines · Polk County
Communication Data Link Dba Renda Electric (ABC)
Grimes · Polk County
Community Electric INC. (ABC)
Waterloo · Black Hawk County
Complete Construction Services Plumbing, HVAC & Electrical (The Ceu Authority)
Oskaloosa · Mahaska County
Concept Electric LLC
Winterset · Madison County
Cook Electric
Ankeny · Audubon County
Copperhead Electric (ABC)
Iowa City · Johnson County
Countywide Electric (ABC)
Jefferson · Greene County
Cousins Electric (ABC)
Winterset · Clarke County
Crone Electric
Dickens · Clay County
Custom Electrical Services, LLC
Clive · Polk County
Cw Electric LLC (ABC)
Des Moines · Polk County
D/R Electric, INC. (ABC)
Carroll · Carroll County
Dave Becker Electric, LLC
Independence · Buchanan County
Ddm Electric, INC. (ABC)
Story City · Story County
De Nooy Electric, LLC
Sully · Jasper County
Deacon Electric LLC (ABC)
Fairfax · Linn County
Dean Meyer Electric, LLC
Algona · Kossuth County
Deaver Electric LLC
Grimes · Polk County
Debruin Electric INC
Oskaloosa · Mahaska County
Delgado Electrical Services (ABC)
Des Moines · Polk County
Des Moines Electrical Apprenticeship
Urbandale · Polk County
Devries Electric (ABC)
Pella · Marion County
Dm Metro Electric Dba Henrichsen Electric (ABC)
Cumming · Madison County
Donovan Electric LLC
Iowa City · Johnson County
Down the Road Electric, Inc
Iowa City · Johnson County
Dr Bonin Electric, LLC (ABC)
Belmond · Wright County
Duball Electric (ABC)
Cedar Rapids · Linn County
E & J Electric (ABC)
Solon · Johnson County
E. Hoffmann Electric LLC (ABC)
Dixon · Scott County
Eagle Electric (ABC)
Pella · Marion County
Eagle Electric Inc.
Pella · Marion County
Electrical Automation
Le MArs · Plymouth County
Electrical Concepts (ABC)
Cedar Rapids · Linn County
Electrical Installations Of Iowa
Des Moines · Polk County
Electrical Works Of Iowa, LLC (ABC)
Granger · Polk County
Electrician Dubuque JATC LU 704
Dubuque · Dubuque County
Electrician JATC - Mason City
Waterloo · Black Hawk County
Electrician JATC, Sioux City LU 231
Sioux City · Woodbury County
Electrician JATC, Waterloo
Waterloo · Black Hawk County
Elite Electric
Burlington · Des Moines County
Elite Electric (ABC)
Davenport · Scott County
Elsamiller Electric Co.
Waverly · Bremer County
Elwell Electric
Spencer · Clay County
Emily's Electric (ABC)
West Branch · Cedar County
Etringer Electric (ABC)
Dunkerton · Black Hawk County
Exira Plumbing, Heating, And Electrical, LLC (The Ceu Authority)
Exira · Audubon County
Extra Electric (ABC)
Adel · Dallas County
F & C Electrical Services (ABC)
Iowa City · Johnson County
Forgy Electric LLC
Ackley · Franklin County
Fraise Electric, LLC
West Point · Lee County
Francis Electric (ABC)
Eddyville · Wapello County
Franklin Rural Electric Cooperative
Hampton · Franklin County
Fry Electric
New Virginia · Warren County
Fry Electric
Fairfield · Jefferson County
G & H Electric (ABC)
Atkins · Benton County
Ganske Electric
Sumner · Bremer County
Gasche Electric & Control Inc. (ABC)
Perry · Dallas County
Germaine Electric (ABC)
Dubuque · Jones County
Gibbar Electric, LLC (IEC)
New London · Henry County
Gleason Electric Company INC. (ABC)
Hiawatha · Linn County
Golden Rule Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical
Grimes · Polk County
Greater Good Electric LLC
Waterloo · Black Hawk County
Greg Wirth Electric (ABC)
Gilbert · Story County
Gritters Electric Inc.
Pella · Marion County
Groe Electric INC
Lake Mills · Winnebago County
Grout Electrical (ABC)
Hills · Johnson County
Gruhn Electric Enterprises, INC (ABC)
Sabula · Jackson County
Gullickson Kruger Electric LLC
Kensett · Worth County
Gumm Electric (ABC)
Altoona · Polk County
H&S Electric
Cherokee · Cherokee County
Halbrook Electric (ABC)
Ankeny · Polk County
Haley's Electric LLC.
Red Oak · Montgomery County
Hansen Electric (ABC)
Marshalltown · Marshall County
Hansen Electrical Services
Alden · Hardin County
Hanssen Electric (ABC)
Davenport · Scott County
Harvest Electric LLC
Stratford · Hamilton County
Haupert Electric, LLC (ABC)
Boone · Boone County
Hawk-I Electric, Inc.
Storm Lake · Buena Vista County
Hawkins Electrical Service (ABC)
Marshalltown · Marshall County
Hearty Electric Inc
Council Bluffs · Pottawattamie County
Heims Plumbing and Electric, Inc.
Farley · Dubuque County
Helix Electric (ABC)
Cedar Rapids · Linn County
Hendryx Electric
Mt. Auburn · Benton County
Hennings Electric LLC
Ionia · Chickasaw County
Hick Electric (ABC)
Adel · Dallas County
Hicks Electric
Calumet · O'Brien County
Hirsch Electric (ABC)
Winterset · Madison County
Hnm Electric (ABC)
Iowa City · Johnson County
Hoekstra Electrical LLC (ABC)
Winfield · Henry County
Holstein Electric, LTD
Holstein · Ida County
IEC - Wayne Meyer Electric, INC.
Larchwood · Lyon County
In-Phase Electric (ABC)
Mount Ayr · Ringgold County
Inman Electric
Estherville · Emmet County
Integra Electrical
Indianola · Warren County
Integrity Electric
Ottwuma · Wapello County
Integrity Electric LLC
Ottumwa · Wapello County
J & B Electric, LLC.
Monticello · Jones County
J and K Electric
Prairie City · Jasper County
J Currier LLC - Currier Electric (ABC)
Clear Lake · Cerro Gordo County
Jackson Electric
Decatur · Decatur County
Jansen Electric (ABC)
Dewitt · Clinton County
Jaspering Electric (ABC)
Ames · Story County
Jaspering Electric Inc.
Ames · Story County
Jb Electric LLC.
Osage · Mitchell County
JCI Electric
Bellevue · Jackson County
Jeff Hackett Electric INC. (ABC)
Muscatine · Muscatine County
Jenson Electric (ABC)
Johnston · Polk County
Jim Hunt Electric (ABC)
Clear Lake · Cerro Gordo County
Jm Electric (ABC)
West Point · Lee County
Jms Electric
West Burlington · Des Moines County
Joe Meade Electric, LLC (ABC)
Parnell · Iowa County
K & W Electric INC. (ABC)
Cedar Falls · Black Hawk County
K2 Electric
Red Oak · Montgomery County
Kelling Electric LLC (ABC)
Corydon · Wayne County
Ken's Electric INC (Hcc)
Oelwein · Fayette County
Keul Electric (ABC)
Corning · Adams County
Klein Electrical Services (ABC)
Kalona · Johnson County
Kleitsch Electric
Cascade · Jones County
Kline Electric Inc. (ABC)
Des Moines · Polk County
Kln Electric
Glenwood · Mills County
Klocke Electric, LLC (ABC)
Dedham · Carroll County
Knight Electric (ABC)
Des Moines · Polk County
Konken Electric
Dike · Black Hawk County
Ks Electrical
Minburn · Dallas County
Kuhl Electric & Automation
Davenport · Scott County
Kulish Electric, INC. (ABC)
Toddville · Linn County
Kurrent Electric (ABC)
Ames · Story County
LePorte Electric
Shenandoah · Page County
Leslie Electric (ABC)
Clinton · Clinton County
Lewis Electric Co. (ABC)
Sioux City · Woodbury County
Lillie Plumbing And Electric, INC. (ABC)
Earlham · Madison County
Linahon Electric, INC. (ABC)
Mason City · Cerro Gordo County
Linn County Rural Electric Coop
Marion · Linn County
Live Wire Electric (ABC)
Fairfield · Jefferson County
Llab Electric
Urbandale · Polk County
Lucas County Electric Services, LLC (ABC)
Lacona · Warren County
Maple Leaf Electric (ABC)
Earlham · Madison County
Maquoketa Valley Electric Co-op
Anamosa · Jones County
Marso Electric LLC
Decorah · Winneshiek County
Marv Smith Electric, Plumbing & Heating LLC (PHCC)
Fort Atkinson · Winneshiek County
Mason City Electric (ABC)
Mason City · Cerro Gordo County
Massner Electric INC. (ABC)
Wapello · Louisa County
Master Electric LLC (The Ceu Authority)
Urbandale · Polk County
Mb Electrical LLC (ABC)
Clive · Polk County
McALLISTER ELECTRICAL SERVICES
Cascade · Jones County
Mcallister Electrical Services (ABC)
Cascade · Jones County
McCabe Construction and Electric LLC
Decorah · Winneshiek County
Meier Electric (ABC)
Bellevue · Jackson County
Merit Electric Ltd (ABC)
Iowa City · Johnson County
Michael Hammer Electrical Services
Panora · Guthrie County
Mid Iowa Electric, Inc. (CEU)
Waukee · Dallas County
Mid States Electric, INC. (ABC)
Lawton · Woodbury County
MidAmerican Energy Company - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 499 and Local 109
Adel · Dallas County
Mike Gogel Electric LLC (ABC)
Worthington · Dubuque County
Miller Electric (The Ceu Authority)
Indianola · Warren County
Miller Plumbing Heating & Electric (ABC)
Menlo · Guthrie County
Milltech Electric
Ames · Story County
Mohrfeld Electric (ABC)
Fort Madison · Lee County
Monti Plumbing Heating & Electrical (PHCC)
Monticello · Jones County
Mr. Electric Of Iowa City (Dba)
Iowa City · Johnson County
Mracek Plumbing Heating Electric LLC
Waucoma · Fayette County
Mt Pleasant Electric (ABC)
Mt Pleasant · Henry County
Mueske Electric
Spirit Lake · Dickinson County
Murphy Electric Dba Murphy Tower (ABC)
Carlisle · Warren County
Murphy Electrical Services LLC (ABC)
South English · Keokuk County
Nelson Electric
Muscatine · Muscatine County
Nelson Electric, Co. (ABC)
Ames · Story County
Neumiller Electric, INC. (ABC)
Tiffin · Johnson County
Newport Electrical Services, LLC (ABC)
Olin · Jones County
Nikkel & Associates, INC., Dba Nai Electrical Contractors (ABC)
Ames · Story County
Norsemen Electric CO. (ABC)
Story City · Story County
Northwood Electric, INC. (ABC)
Northwood · Worth County
Novak Electric, INC. (ABC)
Fairfax · Linn County
O'Brien Electric (ABC)
Agency · Wapello County
O'Neal Electric
Red Oak · Montgomery County
Overbergen Electric, INC. (ABC)
Oskaloosa · Mahaska County
Overton Electric LLC (ABC)
Boone · Boone County
Packard Electric, INC. (ABC)
Belmond · Wright County
Pearson Bros. Electrical (CEU)
Knoxville · Marion County
Perry Novak Electric, Inc
Decorah · Winneshiek County
Pickar-Oulman Plumbing, Heating & Electric, Inc.
Riceville · Howard County
Pie Electric Inc.
Dedham · Carroll County
Platinum Electric Service LLC
Urbandale · Polk County
Precision Electric, LLC (ABC)
Cumming · Madison County
Price Industrial Electric (ABC)
Robins · Linn County
Prime Electric
Waukon · Allamakee County
Prime Electric Company
Burlington · Des Moines County
Professional Electrical
Council Bluffs · Pottawattamie County
Reams Electric
Fairbank · Buchanan County
Reichert Electric LLC (ABC)
Tipton · Cedar County
Reiling Electric
Lake View · Sac County
Reisetter Electric, LLC
Marshalltown · Marshall County
Renda Electric
Grimes · Polk County
Richard Biechler Electric LLC (ABC)
Dubuque · Dubuque County
Ricks Electric, LLC
Washington · Washington County
Ridgway Electric, LLC
Ottumwa · Wapello County
RJ Electric (ABC)
Collins · Story County
Rjf Electric, LLC (ABC)
Kalona · Johnson County
Robison Electric, LLC
Carlisle · Warren County
Robison Electric, LLC (ABC)
Carlisle · Warren County
Ron's Electric
West Union · Fayette County
Rusher Residential Electric Ltd, Co
Riverside · Washington County
rusherelectric.comRyan Meier Electric
New Hampton · Chickasaw County
S & S Electric, Ltd (ABC)
Grinnell · Poweshiek County
Saylor Electric, LLC (ABC)
Johnston · Polk County
Schaffer Electric
Indianola · Warren County
Schippers Electric LLC (ABC)
Kelley · Story County
Schmidt Electric
Earlham · Madison County
Schoessler Electric
Manning · Carroll County
Schwab Electric, LLC (ABC)
Columbus Junction · Louisa County
SEE Electric, LLC
Decorah · Winneshiek County
Shaw Electric, INC (ABC)
Davenport · Scott County
Sheeder Electric, LLC
Adair · Guthrie County
Sherwood Electric (ABC)
Lisbon · Cedar County
Short Circuit Electric LLC
Radcliffe · Hardin County
Slater Electric, LLC (ABC)
Fairfax · Linn County
Southeast Iowa Electrical JATC Lu 13
Burlington · Des Moines County
Southern Iowa Electric Cooperative
Bloomfield · Davis County
Southwest Iowa Electric (ABC)
Earlham · Madison County
Sparky's Electric LLC Dba Cruiser Electric (ABC)
Ankeny · Polk County
Speck Electric DBA New Providence Supply Inc
New Providence · Hardin County
Spectrum Lighting & Electric LLC
Lucas · Lucas County
Speltz Electric LLC
Fredericksburg · Chickasaw County
Steines Electric, LLC
Maquoketa · Jackson County
Steinmeyer Electric LLC
Grundy Center · Grundy County
Steve's Electric Service (ABC)
Oxford · Johnson County
Stevenson Electric
shenandoah · Page County
Stickfort Electric
Cedar Falls · Black Hawk County
Stickley Electric Service, Inc. (ABC)
Maquoketa · Jackson County
Stiltner Electric (ABC)
North Liberty · Johnson County
Sully Electric And Controls (ABC)
Sully · Jasper County
Suthers Heating And Electric
Wilton · Cedar County
Swieter Electric LLC
Iowa Falls · Hardin County
Switch Electric LLC - Energy Solutions (ABC)
Marion · Linn County
Symmonds Electric (ABC)
Cedar Rapids · Linn County
Taeger Electric (ABC)
Grimes · Polk County
TC Electric LLC (ABC)
Waterloo · Black Hawk County
Terry's Electric, INC. (ABC)
Ames · Story County
Tesdell Electric (ABC)
Ankeny · Polk County
Thomas Electric
Delta · Keokuk County
Thompson Electric (ABC)
Ames · Story County
Timm Electric (ABC)
Brooklyn · Poweshiek County
Tjaden Electric Company (ABC)
Badger · Webster County
TK Electric
Malcom · Poweshiek County
Tom's Electric & Grain Equipment Inc.
Westphalia · Shelby County
Total Connection Electric Inc. (ABC)
Mt Pleasant · Henry County
Troy Weber Electric, INC.
Solon · Johnson County
Turtlebirds Electric (ABC)
Bouton · Dallas County
Universal Electric (ABC)
Fairfax · Linn County
Uthe Plumbing, Heating, & Electrical (PHCC)
West Des Moines · Dallas County
Van Maanen Electric, Inc
Newton · Jasper County
Van Maanen Electric, INC. (ABC)
Newton · Jasper County
Van's Electric & Construction INC (The Ceu Authority)
New Sharon · Mahaska County
Vande Wall Electric (ABC)
Rose Hill · Mahaska County
Vision Electric And Plumbing (ABC)
Bondurant · Polk County
Von Glan Electric LLC
Vail · Crawford County
Vote Electric
Lake City · Calhoun County
Walvatne Electric INC
Hawkeye · Fayette County
Web Electric, INC. (ABC)
Marshalltown · Marshall County
Weber Const. & Electric
Wadena · Fayette County
Weber Electric, INC.
Cedar Falls · Black Hawk County
Webster Electric, INC. (ABC)
Waukee · Dallas County
Wedeking Electric LLC (ABC)
Marble Rock · Floyd County
Williamson Electric, INC. (ABC)
Nevada · Story County
Wiremann Electric (ABC)
Greenfield · Adair County
Wittrock Electric (ABC)
Halbur · Carroll County
Wulfekuhle Electric (ABC)
Delhi · Delaware County
Xcel Electric LLC
Waterloo · Black Hawk County
Zenith Electric (ABC)
Indianola · Warren County
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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?
Age
Usually 18. Some programs take applications at 17.
High school diploma or GED
Most programs ask for one. Bring a transcript.
Algebra
Electrical and sheet metal programs usually want one year of high school algebra with a passing grade.
Aptitude test or interview
Union programs give an aptitude test (math and reading) and an interview, then rank applicants. Open-shop programs usually start with a job offer.
Driver's license and drug screen
Many programs ask for both, since apprentices drive between job sites.
Applying this month
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
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
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
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.
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, 9 schools in Iowa have electrician programs.
The license steps in IowaHow do you get into an electrician apprenticeship in Iowa?
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 Iowa?
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 Iowa earned $19.12 an hour or less in May 2025.
Electrician pay in IowaOther routes in Iowa
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Iowa, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)