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How to become an electrician in Kansas

Kansas has no state license for individual electricians; cities and counties license them. Kansas has no state electrical contractor license either.

31registered apprenticeship programs$31.66median an hour in Kansas

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Apprenticeship

Earn while you learn

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

Pay
From day one
In KS
31 registered programs
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Trade school

Classroom first

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

Pay
You pay tuition
In KS
15 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.

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  2. Run your own shop

    Kansas has no state electrical contractor license. Cities and counties license electrical contractors, so check with the building department where you work.

    Issued by
    City or county
    Licensing in Kansas
Pay once you're working

$65,860

a year is the median for electricians in Kansas ($31.66 an hour, May 2025).4

Pay by city and percentile
  1. Wichita$31.57
  2. Topeka$31.50
  3. Manhattan$29.41
  4. Lawrence$29.36
Kansas median $31.66 an hour

Questions

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

Kansas has no state electrical contractor license; cities and counties license contractors.2

Are electricians in demand in Kansas?

Projections Central expects about 610 electrician openings a year in Kansas through 2034, counting new jobs and people leaving the trade.3

Next step

Find an apprenticeship near you

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

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Sources

  1. City or county licensing authority (ksrevisor.org, 2026-10-27)
  2. Kansas contractor licensing (ksbiz.kansas.gov)
  3. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)
  4. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Kansas, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)