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Electrician apprenticeships in Mississippi
Mississippi has 28 registered electrician apprenticeship programs: 5 union and 23 open shop.1 Apprentices are hired and paid while they learn.
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28 programs
Allsouth Electric
Long Beach · Harrison County
Bruce's Electric, Inc.
Long Beach · Harrison County
Central Electric Power Association
Carthage · Leake County
Chain Electric Company
Hattiesburg · Forrest County
DeSoto County Electric, Inc.
Horn Lake · DeSoto County
Doleac Electric Co, Inc
Hattiesburg · Forrest County
Duprey Electric, LLC
Saucier · Harrison County
Edwards Electric
Meridian · Lauderdale County
Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi
Ridgeland · Madison County
ecm.coopFuse Tech Electric
Edwards · Hinds County
Gephart Electric Co
Robinsonville · Tunica County
Gulfport Electricians JATC
Gulfport · Harrison County
Ingalls Electrician (Ship) JATC
Pascagoula · Jackson County
Ingalls Maintenance Electrician JATC
Pascagoula · Jackson County
Jackson Electricians JATC
Byram · Hinds County
JD Electric
Madison · Madison County
LaFollette Electric, LLC
Pass Christian · Harrison County
lafelec.comMeridian Electricians' Area JATC
Meridian · Lauderdale County
Moses Electric - Gulfport
Gulfport · Harrison County
Mw Electric Company
Florence · Rankin County
Nickoles Electric, Inc.
Columbus · Lowndes County
RAM Electric Co., LLC
Flowood · Rankin County
Ratcliff Electric
Meridian · Lauderdale County
S & C Electric Services, LLC
Biloxi · Harrison County
Southern Electric Corporation
Flowood · Rankin County
Total Electric, LLC
Flowood · Rankin County
Weaver Electric Incorporated
Gulfport · Harrison County
Weaver Electric, Inc.
Gulfport · Harrison County
Whitfield Electric Company
Hernando · DeSoto 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, 15 schools in Mississippi have electrician programs.
The license steps in MississippiHow do you get into an electrician apprenticeship in Mississippi?
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 Mississippi?
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 Mississippi earned $18.36 an hour or less in May 2025.
Electrician pay in MississippiOther routes in Mississippi
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Mississippi, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)