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Apprenticeships for Electricians
What do electricians do?
 Electricians
plan, install and maintain the electrical systems for structures. They
install wiring and other electrical components such as breaker boxes, switches,
light fixtures and voice, data and video cabling. They must be familiar
with local and national codes. Electricians must be carefully trained
and safe because they are routinely exposed to hazardous conditions and
situations.
Program Specifics
- There are three programs, each taking a different time frame to complete: Electrician
(inside wireman), five years; telecommunications installer/ technician, three
years; and residential wireman, three years. There are different pay
ranges for each field. Electrician apprentices begin at approximately
$15/hour and as a journey level worker will make more than $30/hour. Telecommunications
installer/technician and residential wireman apprentices begin at approximately
$11/hour and earn more than $18/hour at the journey level. Additional
benefits like medical, dental and vision insurance and a retirement pension
increase the total wage value. Applications are taken year ‘round,
Monday thru Thursday, at the Northern Nevada Electrical Training Center at
4635 Longley Lane, Suite 108, in Reno. A written aptitude test is part
of the application process and applicants must show successful completion
of a one year high school or one semester post-high school algebra course.
Applicants who do not meet the algebra requirement may take a course through
the Northern Nevada Literacy Council in Reno or an on-line course at their
own expense (information is at http://www.njatc.org/training/online.aspx).
- All applicants must
be at least 18 years of age.
- Applicants must possess a high school diploma or its
equivalent.
- Applicants must be physically capable of performing
the essential functions of the apprenticeship program and subsequent work.
- Apprentices must successfully pass a drug test once they
are accepted and enter the program.
- The apprenticeship program offers equal opportunity
to all people regardless of race, age, color, gender, religion, nationality
or sexual orientation.
- Electrician (inside wireman) applicants must pass the
aptitude test to receive an interview. Telecommunications
installer/technician and residential wireman applicants are required to take
the aptitude test for counseling purposes only.
- The interview committee is
comprised of members
from labor and contractor management.
- If eligible, an applicant remains on
the list for two years.
- Work begins as soon as an apprentice is indentured.
- Classroom instruction
is either after work two nights a week or daily for a given week (time off
work) for 180 hours a year. Whether
the instruction is days or nights depends on the year in the program (i.e.,
first year apprentice, second year, etc.)
- There is no cost
for school. Books cost between
$250-$600 and tools run about $250-$350.
- Apprentices must have a valid driver’s
license and reliable transportation.
- Once an applicant is indentured as an
apprentice, they are expected to become a member of the International Brotherhood
of Electrical workers (IBEW) union, the fees of which are:
- An initiation fee is $112, $47 of which is due upon acceptance. The
balance is due anytime during the apprenticeship.
- Starting apprenticeship monthly dues are approximately
$25. Additionally, supplemental dues of two to five percent of gross
hours worked is accessed. The percentage is determined by the range
in the pay scale.
For more information contact:
4635 Longley Lane, Suite 108, Reno, NV 89502
Phone: 775-358-4301 | Fax: 775-358-4299
Email: 401jatc@sbcglobal.net | Web: www.njatc.org
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