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Electrician apprenticeships in New York
New York has 102 registered electrician apprenticeship programs: 13 union and 89 open shop.1 Apprentices are hired and paid while they learn.
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102 programs
A & S Electric, Inc.
Brooklyn · Kings County
A.C. Spear Electric, Inc.
Binghamton · Broome County
Ae Rosen Electrical Co., Inc.
Albany · Albany County
Aleut Electric Llc
Greene · Chenango County
All Boro Electric Corp.
Brooklyn · Kings County
Anco Electrical Contracting, Inc
Staten Island · Richmond County
Anker'S Electric Service, Inc.
Locust Valley · Nassau County
Asa Electric Inc
Rosedale · Queens County
Bellaphia Construction Inc. Dba Dr Sparks Electric
Haverstraw · Rockland County
Big Ant Electric Inc
Deer Park · Suffolk County
Billitier Electric Inc.
Rochester · Monroe County
C.M. Richey Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Ronkonkoma · Suffolk County
Central New York Electrical Training Alliance
Clay · Onondaga County
Citygate Electrical Llc
Hamlin · Monroe County
Collins Electrical, LLC
Churchville · Monroe County
Crana Electric Inc
Mount Vernon · Westchester County
Dagnachew Electric, LLC
Oceanside · Nassau County
Delmar Electric Construction Corp
Tonawanda · Erie County
Denis O'Regan Electric, Inc
Glen Cove · Nassau County
Diekow Electric Inc.
Marathon · Cortland County
Douglas Electric Company, Inc.
Rochester · Monroe County
Electricians Jac Binghamton Lu #325
Binghamton · Broome County
Electricians Jac Buffalo Lu #41
Orchard Park · Erie County
Electricians Jac Ithaca Lu #241
Ithaca · Tompkins County
Electricians Jac Of Elmira Lu #139
Elmira · Chemung County
Electricians Jac Of Jamestown Local #106
Jamestown · Chautauqua County
Electricians Jac-Watertown Lu #910
Watertown · Jefferson County
Freedom Electrical And Data, Inc
Staten Island · Richmond County
Gaines Electrical Contracting, Inc.
Niagara Falls · Niagara County
Geneva Electrical Jatc Local #840
Geneva · Ontario County
Global Electrical Contractors Of Westchester Inc.
Yonkers · Westchester County
Goforth Electric Inc
Brockport · Monroe County
Gordon And Zoerb Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Williamsville · Erie County
Hde Electric Inc.
Elma · Erie County
Ibew Local Union 363
Harriman · Orange County
Interphase Electric Corp.
Lynbrook · Nassau County
Jac Ibew Electrical Lu #3
Flushing · Queens County
Jh Mastin Electric Llc
Walworth · Wayne County
Jls Electric, Inc.
Dover Plains · Saratoga County
Ksa Inc. Dba Albrite Electric
Binghamton · Broome County
Landmark Electric, Inc
Rochester · Monroe County
Laura Electrical Lighting & Maintenance Service Inc.
College Point · Queens County
Lippolis Electric, Inc.
Pelham · Westchester County
Live Wire Electric 1 Llc
Staten Island · Richmond County
Locust Valley Electric, Inc.
Glen Cove · Nassau County
M. L. Caccamise Electric Corporation
Rochester · Monroe County
M.C. Superior Electrical Systems, Inc.
Wallkill · Ulster County
Mac Fhionnghaile & Sons Electrical Contracting Inc
Woodside · Queens County
Maralex Electric Corp.
Manhattan · New York County
Metropolitan Electrical Contractors Association, Inc
Mineola · Nassau County
Mmj Electrical Inc.
St. James · Suffolk County
Modern Electrical Construction, Inc.
Lockport · Niagara County
Moonlight Electric Of Jamestown, Llc
Jamestown · Chautauqua County
Nelcorp Electrical Contracting Corp.
Endwell · Broome County
Niagara County Electricians Lu# 237
Niagara Falls · Niagara County
O & D Electric Corp
Port Jervis · Orange County
Ocean Electric Corp.
Southampton · Suffolk County
OHLA Systems & Electric, LLC
Queens · Queens County
Ohm'S Electrical Corp.
Glendale · Queens County
Oneida-Madison Electric Co-Op Inc.
Bouckville · Madison County
P & W Electric, Inc.
West Babylon · Suffolk County
P And D Electric Of Hudson Valley, Inc.
Beacon · Dutchess County
Panko Electric And Maintenance, Inc.
Binghamton · Broome County
Paquette Electric Inc
Webster · Monroe County
Paruolo Electric, Inc.
Fort Montgomery · Orange County
Patriot Electric Corp
College Point · Queens County
Powerone Electrical Contracting Inc
Bronx · Bronx County
R. Gunzer Inc. Dba Gunzer Electric
Long Island City · Queens County
Radec Electric Corporation
Rochester · Monroe County
Relle Electric Corp.
Bellport · Suffolk County
RMD Electric Corp
Queens Village · Queens County
Rochester Electrical Jatc #86
Rochester · Monroe County
Rondout Electric, Inc.
Highland · Ulster County
Sajiun Electric, Inc.
New York · New York County
Sbny Electrical Llc
Maspeth · Queens County
Spring Electric, Inc
Averill Park · Rensselaer County
Srm Electrical Service Inc
Islandia · Suffolk County
Switch Inc. Electrical Contractors
Croton-on-Hudson · Westchester County
Szulgit Electric, Inc
Rochester · Monroe County
T & B Electric
Endicott · Broome County
Tambe Electric, Inc.
Victor · Ontario County
Tap Metro Electric, Llc
Islandia · Suffolk County
Tc Electric, Llc
Great Neck · Nassau County
Telsan Electric Inc
Centereach · Suffolk County
Top Shelf Electric Corporation
Staten Island · Richmond County
Tri-City Electricians Jatc Lu #236
Latham · Albany County
Trinity Electric Inc
Falconer · Chautauqua County
Triza Electrical Corp
Astoria · Queens County
United Ranger, Inc Dba United Electric Co
Westbury · Nassau County
Usis Electric Inc
Orangeburg · Rockland County
USIS Electric, Inc.
Pearl River · Rockland County
Valentine Electric, Inc.
Blauvelt · Rockland County
Veith Electric Llc
Poughkeepsie · Dutchess County
Village Of Marathon - Electric Department
Marathon · Cortland County
Village Of Sherburne Electric Light Department
Sherburne · Chenango County
Village Of Solvay Electric Department
Solvay · Onondaga County
Village Of Wellsville Electric Department
Wellsville · Allegany County
Vista Electrical Contractors., Inc.
West Nyack · Rockland County
Wade Enterprises Inc Dba Wade Electric
Endicott · Broome County
Westchester- Fairfield Jatc Lu #3 Ibew
White Plains · Westchester County
Westchester-Fairfield Electricians JATC
White Plains · Westchester County
Yonkers Electric Contracting Corp.
Yonkers · Westchester County
Zacher Electric
Cheektowaga · Erie 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, 13 schools in New York have electrician programs.
The license steps in New YorkHow do you get into an electrician apprenticeship in New York?
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 New York?
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 New York earned $21.99 an hour or less in May 2025.
Electrician pay in New YorkOther routes in New York
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, New York, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)