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How to become an electrician in Vermont

Vermont licenses electricians at the state level through the Vermont Electricians' Licensing Board.1 You start as an apprentice or trainee and work toward the exam.

187registered apprenticeship programs$30.49median an hour in Vermont

Pick your way in

Apprenticeship

Earn while you learn

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

Pay
From day one
In VT
187 registered programs
Find a program near you
Trade school

Classroom first

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

Pay
You pay tuition
In VT
Community colleges nearby
Schools and cost
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. Start as an apprentice or trainee

    Join a registered apprenticeship, take a trade school program, or work as a helper for a licensed contractor.

    Issued by
    Vermont Electricians' Licensing Board
    Compare the ways in
  2. Journeyman license3yr $115

    Verified completion of an electrical apprenticeship by the Vermont Apprenticeship Council, or equivalent training and experience the board accepts

    Cost
    3yr $115
  3. Master license3yr $150

    Two years as a licensed journeyman, or comparable experience the board accepts

    Cost
    3yr $150
  4. Run your own shop

    To bid and contract on your own you need an electrical contractor license or registration.

    Issued by
    Vermont Electricians' Licensing Board (Department of Public Safety)
    Vermont contractor license
Already logging hours?

Exam vendor, code book, fees, renewal and reciprocity for the Vermont license.

Vermont electrician license
Pay once you're working

$63,430

a year is the median for electricians in Vermont ($30.49 an hour, May 2025).3

Pay by city and percentile

Questions

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

Check the Vermont Electricians' Licensing Board (Department of Public Safety) before you bid work on your own.1

Are electricians in demand in Vermont?

Projections Central expects about 160 electrician openings a year in Vermont through 2034, counting new jobs and people leaving the trade.2

Next step

Find an apprenticeship near you

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

Find a program

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Sources

  1. Vermont Electricians' Licensing Board (legislature.vermont.gov, 2026-10-27)
  2. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)
  3. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Vermont, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)