APPRENTICESHIP TRADES

Electrical Trade

Build your career one step at a time.

Apprenticeship Length

5 YEARS

State Skilled Wage Rate Range

$29.40 to $35.02

Per Hour, Plus Benefits*

SCHOOL LOCATIONS

BTC: Milton
FVTC: Appleton
MATC: Madison
MPTC: Fond du Lac
MPTC: West Bend
MSTC: Marshfield
WCTC: Pewaukee
WTC: La Crosse

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electrical application requirements

Apprenticeship application
Employer application (if sponsored)
Voluntary EEO Information Form
Voluntary Disability Disclosure Form
High school verification:
- Transcripts with graduation date listed, or
- Copy of high school diploma, or
- GED/HSED certificate, or
- Graduating senior: verification that you are on track to graduate, or
- Homeschool PI – 1206 form verification for each year completed
Copy of driver’s license or letter verifying transportation means to get to work and school
Test results (Accuplacer or ACT)
Algebra verification (one of the following):
- High school or middle school transcript showing one consecutive year of pre-college (high school) algebra with a minimum grade of a “C” for both semesters. Some high schools have different names for their classes, so if you took a class by a different name, but it covered algebra, please send a course description or verification from your high school that the course covered the algebra topics listed below with your application
- Verification (transcript or class completion verification) of one semester of an eligible algebra course at the college level with a “C” or better grade. The class can either be credited or non-credited.
- Home schooled students applying for these trades must show verification of algebra in home school classes and take the algebra portion of the Accuplacer and submit verification of a minimum score of 33 for Classic Accuplacer or 216 for Next Generation Accuplacer

What You will Do

Install, maintain and troubleshoot electrical components and wiring for a variety of systems, from overall power systems and lighting to systems that operate machinery; use logical thinking and math skills to interpret prints and accurately calculate electrical systems; operate a variety of tools and use the National Electrical Code to comply with safety requirements.

*Apprentices earn minimum of 45% first year, 55% second year, 65% third year, 70% fourth year and 75% fifth year. Benefits, such has health care and retirement, are above and beyond this wage.

CAREERS IN CONSTRUCTION

Your Career

Most people don’t realize apprenticeship is a career area with lots of opportunities. Getting into employment earlier means there’s lots of potential for you to progress quickly in your career. After putting your skills into practice, you could become a master craftsperson and/or land a leadership role at your company, such as foreman, crew leader, jobsite superintendent or project manager. Some apprentices start their own businesses or go back to school for a two-year construction management degree at a technical college and then apply that to a four-year building construction management degree at a university. How far you want to go is all up to you.