Electrician/Washington/Apprenticeships/Puget Sound Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee

Registered apprenticeship · 5 occupations

Puget Sound Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee

A registered apprenticeship on file with Washington L&I, covering 5 occupations in this trade.

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The occupations

Neon & Electrical Sign Installer

The state's rule describes the work: "Limited to placement and connection of signs and outline lighting, the electrical supply, related telecommunications, controls and associated circuit extensions thereto…"³

Same program, 5 occupations. The registry lists different hours and pay for each.

Occupation	Hours on the job	Pay on day one	Journey rate
Maintenance Electrician	4,000 hours²	$30.41/hr²	$60.82/hr²
Residential Wireman	4,000 hours²	$25.35/hr²	$42.25/hr²
Neon & Electrical Sign Installer	6,000 hours²	$24.50/hr²	$40.83/hr²
Electrician Tech (City of Seattle)	8,000 hours²	$29.89/hr²	$44.61/hr²
Inside Wireman	8,000 hours²	$30.78/hr²	$76.95/hr²

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The pay steps

You are paid from day one. Washington publishes the first-step rate and the journey rate. Each program sets the wage steps in between.

Maintenance Electrician

Journey rate$60.82/hr²

Steps between: set by the program, not published

Apprentice, step 1$30.41/hr²

The starting rate is 50% of the journey rate. Both dollar figures are published by the registry.

Residential Wireman

Journey rate$42.25/hr²

Steps between: set by the program, not published

Apprentice, step 1$25.35/hr²

The starting rate is 60% of the journey rate. Both dollar figures are published by the registry.

Neon & Electrical Sign Installer

Journey rate$40.83/hr²

Steps between: set by the program, not published

Apprentice, step 1$24.50/hr²

The starting rate is 60% of the journey rate. Both dollar figures are published by the registry.

Electrician Tech (City of Seattle)

Journey rate$44.61/hr²

Steps between: set by the program, not published

Apprentice, step 1$29.89/hr²

The starting rate is 67% of the journey rate. Both dollar figures are published by the registry.

Inside Wireman

Journey rate$76.95/hr²

Steps between: set by the program, not published

Apprentice, step 1$30.78/hr²

The starting rate is 40% of the journey rate. Both dollar figures are published by the registry.

03

The hours

Maintenance Electrician

Hours on the job: 4,000 hours²
Classroom hours (RSI): 400 hours²
Term: About two years at full-time hoursderived: 4,000 hours at 2,000 working hours a year, which is the figure the state rule uses for a year of a term. The registry states hours, not years.

Residential Wireman

Hours on the job: 4,000 hours²
Classroom hours (RSI): 400 hours²
Term: About two years at full-time hoursderived: 4,000 hours at 2,000 working hours a year, which is the figure the state rule uses for a year of a term. The registry states hours, not years.

Neon & Electrical Sign Installer

Hours on the job: 6,000 hours²
Classroom hours (RSI): 600 hours²
Term: About three years at full-time hoursderived: 6,000 hours at 2,000 working hours a year, which is the figure the state rule uses for a year of a term. The registry states hours, not years.

Electrician Tech (City of Seattle)

Hours on the job: 8,000 hours²
Classroom hours (RSI): 200 hours²
Term: About four years at full-time hoursderived: 8,000 hours at 2,000 working hours a year, which is the figure the state rule uses for a year of a term. The registry states hours, not years.

Inside Wireman

Hours on the job: 8,000 hours²
Classroom hours (RSI): 1,000 hours²
Term: About four years at full-time hoursderived: 8,000 hours at 2,000 working hours a year, which is the figure the state rule uses for a year of a term. The registry states hours, not years.

04

Who runs it, where

Registered with: Washington State L&I, Apprenticeship Registration and Tracking System (ARTS)program 134, 5 occupation records
Address on registration: 550 SW 7th St Renton WA 98057-2917¹

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How to apply

1

Read the program's own listing

The registry's listing for this program lists its current contact and any requirements the program adds on top of the state's. Open it on L&I ARTS⁴.

2

Ask when the window opens

Programs recruit on their own calendars. Use the contact in the registry's listing to ask when applications open. Until a source publishes an application window, we show it as Unknown.

3

See how it counts toward the state license

Washington licenses this work separately from the apprenticeship, and finishing this program is what makes you eligible for its exam. The Washington electrician licensing page lists the fee, the application form and the exam.

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Sources

https://data.wa.gov/resource/4mxd-hz2q.jsonread 2026-08-19
https://data.wa.gov/resource/6zih-i79k.jsonread 2026-08-19
https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=296-46B-920read 2026-08-23
https://secure.lni.wa.gov/arts-public/#/program-details?programId=134read 2026-08-19

Washington L&I republishes this registry monthly. Every figure above is the registry’s own, read on the day beside it.