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Electrician apprenticeships in Missouri

An electrician apprenticeship is a paid job with training, and you don't need experience to start one. Missouri has 38 registered electrician apprenticeship programs, with 3,880 apprentices in training at the latest federal count.

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Median pay when you start

$18.50 an hour

About $740 a week at 40 hours. The middle half of starting wages is $16.80 to $22.18 an hour.

Median pay at the end

$39.30 an hour

About $1,570 a week at 40 hours.

From 4,026 recent starting wages in 36 programs, and 1,899 people who finished recently in 29 programs. The 2 figures come from different groups of apprentices, not the same people followed from start to finish.

How to get in

  1. Pick 2 or 3 programs near you

    Use the list below. Search each program's name with its city to find it.

    See the programs

  2. Ask each one how to apply

    Each program takes applications in its own way. Ask each program how and when it takes applications.

    The St. Louis Electrical JATC is taking applications for its inside and telecommunication programs, and you book your appointment online. The Kansas City Electrical JATC takes online applications only during the first 7 days of each month, and applications now are for the 2027 class. Open enrollment at IEC of Greater St. Louis runs from March 1 to June 30 each year.

    St. Louis Electrical JATC, now accepting applications

Find a program near you

All 38 registered programs, grouped by who runs them, with the most apprentices first.

38 programs

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Union programs (JATC)

9 programs · 2,081 apprentices

A Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) is the electricians' union and participating contractors working together.

Contractor associations

3 programs · 409 apprentices

Each of these programs carries the name of a contractor association: Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC).

Companies, schools and other programs

26 programs · 1,390 apprentices

Companies, schools and other sponsors run these programs.

Companies, schools and other programs
ProgramCityApprentices
Assoc. Builders & Contractors (Heart Of America) (search the web)Also trains other tradesKansas CityKansas City area362 apprentices
Barts Electric (search the web)LibertyKansas City area234 apprentices
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Apprentice and Training Program - Electricians (search the web)AfftonSt. Louis area223 apprentices
Consulting and Management Services (search the web)FarmingtonEverywhere else131 apprentices
Streib Education Center (search the web)Saint LouisSt. Louis area74 apprentices
Bates Electric (search the web)ArnoldSt. Louis area52 apprentices
Missouri National Guard (search the web)Also trains other tradesJefferson CityCentral Missouri48 apprentices
Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City (search the web)Kansas CityKansas City area41 apprentices
GM Wentzville (search the web)WentzvilleSt. Louis area40 apprentices
Falcon Electric LLC (search the web)SpringfieldSpringfield & Southwest26 apprentices
Multi-Craft Contractors (search the web)Also trains other tradesSpringfieldSpringfield & Southwest25 apprentices
Crowder College (search the web)NeoshoSpringfield & Southwest21 apprentices
McNew Electric (search the web)RollaEverywhere else21 apprentices
Farmer Holding Company (search the web)Jefferson CityCentral Missouri16 apprentices
Empowering Empires (search the web)Also trains other tradesRaytownKansas City area13 apprentices
Tri-County Electrical Contractors (search the web)PerryEverywhere else12 apprentices
EVC Company LLC (search the web)NixaSpringfield & Southwest10 apprentices
Marshall Technical Training (search the web)MarshallCentral Missouri10 apprentices
Roeslein & Associates (search the web)Saint LouisSt. Louis area9 apprentices
Greenwood Energy Solutions, LLC (search the web)Lees SummitKansas City area6 apprentices
District No. 9 IAMAW (search the web)BridgetonSt. Louis area5 apprentices
University of Missouri (MU) Health Care (search the web)Also trains other tradesColumbiaCentral Missouri4 apprentices
AC Electrical Systems (search the web)SpringfieldSpringfield & Southwest3 apprentices
MR. ELECTRIC of KANSAS CITY (search the web)SmithvilleKansas City area3 apprentices
Sechler Electric (search the web)SpringfieldSpringfield & Southwest1 apprentices
Porta King Building Systems (search the web)Montgomery CityEverywhere else0 apprentices

Also trains other trades: these 5 sponsors train more than one trade, so their count includes apprentices in their other trades. A count of 0 means the federal data recorded no apprentices in training, and it doesn't always mean the program has closed.

How one program works: St. Louis Electrical JATC

Each program runs in its own way. This is how one of them takes apprentices and trains them, as its own pages describe it.

St. Louis Electrical JATC

  1. 1

    Apply at the training center

    Book an application appointment online, and complete your application at the St. Louis Electrical Industry Training Center. Bring your birth certificate or unexpired passport, and have your official high school transcripts sent within 15 days.

  2. 2

    Take the aptitude test

    The committee schedules every qualified applicant for an aptitude test, and you take it before your interview. You're told your test date within 90 days of your application.

  3. 3

    Interview with the committee

    The committee interviews each applicant and puts the highest scores at the top of its list. If the committee doesn't select you for the next class, you can ask for another interview, up to 3 for each program. Your application stays on file for 2 years.

  4. 4

    Start work and classes

    Before the committee sends you to a contractor, you attend orientation and pass a substance test, which the committee pays for, and a physical exam. You also sign an Apprenticeship Scholarship Loan Agreement and Promissory Note, as security for what IBEW and NECA spend on your training.

St. Louis Electrical JATC, how to apply St. Louis Electrical JATC, now accepting applications

More from the programs

To apply at the Kansas City Electrical JATC, the second-largest program

$25

The Kansas City Electrical JATC charges a $25 application fee, and the fee isn't refunded. If you don't turn in all your documents within 30 days, you apply again and pay the fee again. Apprentices don't pay tuition, but you buy your own tools and pay for your books, which cost about $400 to $1,000 a year.

To apply for the Statewide Electrical Contractor License

$200

If you want your own electrical business, the optional Statewide Electrical Contractor License from the Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors (OSEC) lets you do electrical contracting anywhere in Missouri. The license requires 12,000 hours installing electrical equipment and wiring, or 10,000 hours with a journeyman certificate from a U.S. Department of Labor apprenticeship. You also need a passing score on an approved exam, and the $200 application fee isn't refunded.

The contractor associations run their own schools. Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Heart of America and the Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) of Greater St. Louis train a large share of the apprentices. At IEC of Greater St. Louis, which now calls itself IEC Heartland, you work full time for an IEC contractor and attend class 1 night a week for 4 years.

To apply to the St. Louis Electrical JATC, you must be at least 17 years old. You must be 18 by the time the committee selects you. You must also live in the IBEW Local 1 area and be legally able to work in the United States. You need these things to apply.

  • a high school diploma or GED
  • a transcript that shows 1 full year of algebra with a passing grade
  • a transcript that also shows 1 full year of geometry with a passing grade, if you apply to the inside electrician program
  • the online tech math course, if your transcript doesn't meet the math requirement

The St. Louis Electrical JATC runs 3 programs. The inside electrician program, for commercial and industrial work, takes 5 years and 9,000 hours, including 960 classroom hours. The residential electrician and telecommunication technician programs are each 8,000 hours, and the St. Louis count on the list includes apprentices in all 3 programs.

Note: For the St. Louis residential electrician program, you need a participating contractor or an IBEW representative to sponsor you before you apply.

Kansas City Electrical JATC information for applicants Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors application instructions IEC of Greater St. Louis apprenticeship page

You don't need a state license to start in Missouri

Missouri doesn't issue a state license to an individual electrician, and the statewide license from OSEC is only for electrical contractors. Cities can still license electricians and set their own rules, so check the rules in the city where you plan to work.

See how electrician licensing works in Missouri

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Labor national apprenticeship data, extract of August 17, 2026: the programs, the apprentice counts, the 2 median wages and the range of starting wages
  2. St: louis Electrical JATC application page and application announcement. The requirements, the 3 programs, the selection steps, the scholarship loan and the open applications
  3. Kansas City Electrical JATC application page and information for applicants: the $25 fee, the tuition and book costs and the monthly application days
  4. IEC of Greater St: louis apprenticeship pages. The 4-year program, the work and class schedule and the enrollment dates
  5. Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors application instructions, contractor questions and answers for political subdivisions, pr.mo.gov, and 20 CSR 2117-1.010: the $200 fee, the hours and the exam, what the statewide license allows, that it is optional and that it is only for electrical contractors

The U.S. Department of Labor data has 10 Missouri filings whose registration numbers name a different state. No figure counts those filings. Every bar uses the same scale.

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