Registered apprenticeship · 2 occupations
CENTRAL OREGON TATC
A registered apprenticeship on file with Oregon BOLI, covering 2 occupations in this trade.
The occupations
Manufacturing Plant Electrician
Finish this apprenticeship and the license these hours reach is Oregon's limited journeyman manufacturing plant electrician license. It is a limited license, separate from the general journeyman electrician license. The state's rule describes the work: one who "installs, maintains, replaces and repairs electrical wiring and electrical products on or in an existing and operable manufacturing or industrial plant owned or used by the licensee's employer." The license follows an application and the state's exam; the licensing page lists both.3
Limited Maintenance Electrician
Finish this apprenticeship and the license these hours reach is Oregon's limited maintenance electrician license. It is a limited license, separate from the general journeyman electrician license. The state's rule describes the work: one who "maintains, repairs and replaces electrical installations on the premises of an industrial plant where the individual is employed… is not authorized to make any new electrical installations or to perform any work on services." The license follows an application and the state's exam; the licensing page lists both.4
The pay steps
You are paid from day one, and your pay rises in published steps. Oregon publishes the journey rate in dollars and each step as a percentage of that rate. The full schedule is below.
Manufacturing Plant Electrician
The registry publishes the journey rate and the starting percentage. We calculate the starting dollar figure by applying that percentage to the journey rate.
Limited Maintenance Electrician
The registry publishes the journey rate and the starting percentage. We calculate the starting dollar figure by applying that percentage to the journey rate.
The step schedule
The full wage schedule: each step, the hours it covers, its percentage of the journey rate, and the resulting hourly pay. The registry publishes the step numbers, hours and percentages; we calculate the dollar amounts from the journey rate.
Manufacturing Plant Electrician
| Step | Through | Percent | An hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | 1,000 hours | 50% | $24.36 |
| Step 2 | 2,000 hours | 60% | $29.23 |
| Step 3 | 3,000 hours | 65% | $31.67 |
| Step 4 | 4,000 hours | 70% | $34.10 |
| Step 5 | 5,000 hours | 75% | $36.54 |
| Step 6 | 6,000 hours | 80% | $38.98 |
| Step 7 | 7,000 hours | 85% | $41.41 |
| Step 8 | 8,000 hours | 90% | $43.85 |
| Journey rate | $48.72/hr2 |
Step numbers follow the registry's numbering.
Limited Maintenance Electrician
| Step | Through | Percent | An hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | 1,000 hours | 80% | $34.74 |
| Step 2 | 2,000 hours | 85% | $36.92 |
| Step 3 | 3,000 hours | 90% | $39.09 |
| Step 4 | 4,000 hours | 95% | $41.26 |
| Journey rate | $43.43/hr2 |
Step numbers follow the registry's numbering.
The hours
Manufacturing Plant Electrician
- Hours on the job
- 8,000 hours2
Limited Maintenance Electrician
- Hours on the job
- 4,000 hours2
Who runs it, where
- Registered with
- Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, Apprenticeship and Training Divisionprogram 7004, 2 occupation records
- Address on registration
- PO BOX 19581GRANTS PASS, OR
How to apply
Read the program's own standards
Every Oregon program has its standards on file with the state: the occupation, the term, the wage progression and the program's own current contact, in one document. Open the standards on oregon.gov5.
Ask when the window opens
Programs recruit on their own calendars. Use the contact in the program's standards to ask when applications open. Until a source publishes an application window, we show it as Unknown.
See how it counts toward the state license
Oregon licenses this work separately from the apprenticeship, and the hours you work in this program count toward its experience requirement. The Oregon electrician licensing page lists the fee, the application form and the exam.
Sources
- https://apprenticelookup.boli.oregon.gov/api/ApprenticePrograms/ActiveProgramsread 2026-08-24
- https://apprenticelookup.boli.oregon.gov/api/ApprenticePrograms/7004read 2026-08-24
- https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=227435read 2026-08-24
- https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=227443read 2026-08-24
- https://www.oregon.gov/boli/apprenticeship/Standards/7004_0643.0.pdfread 2026-08-24
Oregon BOLI serves this registry as a live lookup and states no schedule for changing it. Every figure above is the registry’s own, read on the day beside it.