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Electrician apprenticeships in Minnesota
Minnesota has 31 registered electrician apprenticeship programs: 6 union and 25 open shop.1 Apprentices are hired and paid while they learn.
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31 programs
AMPS Electric LLC
Mazeppa · Wabasha County
Bakken Electric
Saint Paul · Ramsey County
Beltrami Electric Cooperative
Bemidji · Beltrami County
Ben Otto Electric LLC
Victoria · Carver County
Berd Electric
St. Cloud · Stearns County
Blackwell Electric LLC
Farwell · Pope County
Brown County Rural Electric Association
Sleepy Eye · Brown County
Centerpoint Energy & IBEW Local 949
Minneapolis · Hennepin County
centerpointenergy.comCity of Chaska Electric Department
Chaska · Carver County
Dakota Electric Association
Farmington · Dakota County
Design Electric INC
Saint Cloud · Stearns County
Division 16 Electric, LLC
Fridley · Anoka County
Electrical Association
Minneapolis · Hennepin County
Electrical Training Network Of Mn
Minneapolis · Hennepin County
Federated Rural Electric Association
Jackson · Jackson County
Hunt Electric North
Duluth · St. Louis County
IBEW/NECA Twin Ports Electrical JAC
Duluth · St. Louis County
Iron Range Electrical JAC
Duluth · St. Louis County
Itasca-Mantrap Electric Cooperative Association
Park Rapids · Hubbard County
Klein Electric INC
St Cloud · Stearns County
KMC Electric LLC
Hopkins · Hennepin County
Lake Region Electric Cooperative
Pelican Rapids · Otter Tail County
Lyon Lincoln Electrical Cooperative
Tyler · Lincoln County
Minneapolis Electrical JATC
Saint Michael · Wright County
Minnesota Rural Electric Association
Maple Grove · Hennepin County
mrea.orgMinnesota Valley Electric Cooperativ
Jordan · Scott County
Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative
Jordan · Scott County
Mpls Electrical Residential Wireman
Saint Michael · Wright County
Nobles Cooperative Electric
Worthington · Nobles County
North Itasca Electric Cooperative
Bigfork · Itasca County
North Star Electric Cooperative
Baudette · Lake of the Woods County
O'Neill Electric Inc
Stillwater · Washington County
Olsen Trenching & Electric, Inc.
Jasper · Rock County
PKM Electric Coop
Warren · Polk County
Runestone Electric Association
Alexandria · Douglas County
South Central Electric Association
Saint James · Watonwan County
South Central Mn Electrical JATC
Rochester · Olmsted County
St Paul Area Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Fund
Saint Paul · Ramsey County
Stearns Electric Association
Melrose · Stearns County
Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative
Wadena · Wadena County
Traverse Electric Cooperative Inc.
Wheaton · Traverse County
Wild Rice Electric Cooperative
Mahnomen · Mahnomen County
Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association
Rockford · Hennepin 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, 16 schools in Minnesota have electrician programs.
The license steps in MinnesotaHow do you get into an electrician apprenticeship in Minnesota?
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 Minnesota?
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 Minnesota earned $22.83 an hour or less in May 2025.
Electrician pay in MinnesotaOther routes in Minnesota
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Minnesota, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)