IBEW Locals Directory — Application Status & Pay by State

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We track apprenticeship application windows and pay for 261 IBEW inside-wireman locals across all 50 states — 171 are accepting applications right now. Click your local for current status, pay scale, and a free alert the moment its next window opens.

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Alabama4 locals

Local 136 — Birmingham$31.00/hr JWAlways accepting Local 443 — Montgomery$33.25/hr JWOpen now Local 505 — Mobile$33.70/hr JWAlways accepting Local 558 — Sheffield$32.96/hr JWOpen now

Alaska1 local

Local 1547 — Anchorage$57.44/hr JWAlways accepting

Arizona3 locals

Local 518 — Globe$36.50/hr JWWatching Local 570 — Tucson$34.16/hr JWClosed Local 640 — Phoenix$39.09/hr JWOpen now

Arkansas4 locals

Local 295 — Little Rock$31.72/hr JWOpen now Local 436 — El Dorado$27.28/hr JWWatching Local 700 — Fort Smith$30.03/hr JWAlways accepting Local 1516 — Jonesboro$31.01/hr JWAlways accepting

California20 locals

Local 6 — San Francisco$95.75/hr JWClosed Local 11 — Los Angeles$67.00/hr JWClosed Local 100 — Fresno$52.00/hr JWAlways accepting Local 180 — Napa$63.81/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 234 — Salinas$70.41/hr JWOpen now Local 302 — Martinez$68.26/hr JWClosed Local 332 — San Jose$95.53/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 340 — Sacramento$53.70/hr JWAlways accepting Local 413 — Buellton$54.61/hr JWAlways accepting Local 428 — Bakersfield$58.65/hr JWAlways accepting Local 440 — Riverside$57.26/hr JWClosed Local 441 — Orange$62.76/hr JWClosed Local 477 — San Bernardino$57.00/hr JWClosed Local 551 — Santa Rosa$64.00/hr JWClosed Local 569 — San Diego$58.95/hr JWAlways accepting Local 595 — Dublin$79.25/hr JWClosed Local 617 — San Mateo$88.00/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 639 — San Luis Obispo$59.50/hr JWAlways accepting Local 684 — Modesto$53.00/hr JWClosed Local 952 — Ventura$56.59/hr JWClosed

Colorado4 locals

Local 12 — Pueblo$35.40/hr JWAlways accepting Local 68 — Denver$49.35/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 111 — Grand Junction$31.60/hr JWAlways accepting Local 113 — Colorado Springs$40.70/hr JWAlways accepting

Connecticut3 locals

Local 35 — Hartford$48.25/hr JWAlways accepting Local 90 — New Haven$49.00/hr JWClosed Local 488 — Monroe$50.00/hr JWAlways accepting

Delaware1 local

Local 313 — Wilmington$47.50/hr JWWindow scheduled

Florida8 locals

Local 177 — Jacksonville$33.46/hr JWOpen now Local 349 — Miami$40.24/hr JWAlways accepting Local 606 — Orlando$31.29/hr JWAlways accepting Local 676 — Pensacola$29.38/hr JWWatching Local 728 — Fort Lauderdale$40.25/hr JWClosed Local 756 — Daytona Beach$31.02/hr JWAlways accepting Local 915 — Tampa$33.11/hr JWAlways accepting Local 1205 — Gainesville$35.00/hr JWAlways accepting

Georgia5 locals

Local 508 — Savannah$33.35/hr JWAlways accepting Local 613 — Atlanta$38.65/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 1316 — Macon$32.00/hr JWAlways accepting Local 1531 — Albany$31.00/hr JWWatching Local 1579 — Augusta$33.75/hr JWWindow scheduled

Hawaii1 local

Local 1186 — Honolulu$56.55/hr JWOpen now

Idaho2 locals

Local 291 — Boise$42.25/hr JWAlways accepting Local 449 — Pocatello$43.21/hr JWAlways accepting

Illinois17 locals

Local 34 — Peoria$47.75/hr JWOpen now Local 117 — Crystal Lake$62.22/hr JWClosed Local 134 — Chicago$63.15/hr JWAlways accepting Local 145 — Moline$48.80/hr JWAlways accepting Local 146 — Decatur$50.00/hr JWAlways accepting Local 150 — Libertyville$56.15/hr JW + $6.55 vacOpen now Local 176 — Joliet$61.00/hr JWAlways accepting Local 193 — Springfield$44.89/hr JWAlways accepting Local 197 — Bloomington$48.00/hr JWOpen now Local 309 — Collinsville$54.95/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 364 — Rockford$67.09/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 461 — Aurora$64.16/hr JWClosed Local 538 — Danville$43.18/hr JWClosed Local 601 — Champaign$52.51/hr JWAlways accepting Local 649 — Alton$54.53/hr JWWatching Local 701 — Warrenville$52.49/hr JW + $8.00 vacOpen now Local 702 — West Frankfort$55.76/hr JWWatching

Indiana10 locals

Local 16 — Evansville$49.11/hr JWOpen now Local 153 — South Bend$49.30/hr JWOpen now Local 305 — Fort Wayne$42.00/hr JWClosed Local 481 — Indianapolis$48.90/hr JWAlways accepting Local 531 — Michigan City$49.00/hr JWAlways accepting Local 668 — Lafayette$42.00/hr JWAlways accepting Local 697 — Merrillville$55.80/hr JWAlways accepting Local 725 — Terre Haute$45.00/hr JWAlways accepting Local 855 — Muncie$40.18/hr JWAlways accepting Local 873 — Kokomo$44.20/hr JWAlways accepting

Iowa6 locals

Local 13 — Burlington$40.02/hr JWOpen now Local 231 — Sioux City$40.68/hr JWAlways accepting Local 288 — Waterloo$38.00/hr JWAlways accepting Local 347 — Des Moines$45.45/hr JWAlways accepting Local 405 — Cedar Rapids$44.73/hr JWAlways accepting Local 704 — Dubuque$43.80/hr JWAlways accepting

Kansas3 locals

Local 226 — Topeka$44.05/hr JWAlways accepting Local 271 — Wichita$40.64/hr JWAlways accepting Local 661 — Hutchinson$39.95/hr JWAlways accepting

Kentucky3 locals

Local 369 — Louisville$40.96/hr JWClosed Local 816 — Paducah$36.75/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 1701 — Owensboro$38.60/hr JWAlways accepting

Louisiana7 locals

Local 130 — New Orleans$36.00/hr JWClosed Local 194 — Shreveport$35.85/hr JWAlways accepting Local 446 — Monroe$31.00/hr JWAlways accepting Local 576 — Alexandria$30.50/hr JWAlways accepting Local 861 — Lake Charles$31.98/hr JWAlways accepting Local 995 — Baton Rouge$29.47/hr JWAlways accepting Local 1077 — Bogalusa$30.35/hr JWWatching

Maine2 locals

Local 567 — Lewiston$38.74/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 1253 — Augusta$37.10/hr JWAlways accepting

Maryland2 locals

Local 24 — Baltimore$52.50/hr JWAlways accepting Local 307 — Cumberland$41.58/hr JWWindow scheduled

Massachusetts4 locals

Local 7 — Springfield$53.26/hr JWOpen now Local 96 — Worcester$48.16/hr JWOpen now Local 103 — Boston$66.86/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 223 — Taunton$52.25/hr JWClosed

Michigan11 locals

Local 58 — Detroit$56.07/hr JWClosed Local 131 — Kalamazoo$44.30/hr JWAlways accepting Local 252 — Ann Arbor$48.74/hr JW + $7.31 vacWindow scheduled Local 275 — Coopersville$42.00/hr JWWatching Local 445 — Battle Creek$41.00/hr JWAlways accepting Local 498 — Traverse City$38.82/hr JWAlways accepting Local 557 — Saginaw$42.00/hr JWOpen now Local 665 — Lansing$47.00/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 692 — Bay City$42.02/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 906 — Marquette$42.75/hr JWWatching Local 948 — Flint$44.83/hr JWOpen now

Minnesota5 locals

Local 110 — St. Paul$61.39/hr JWAlways accepting Local 242 — Duluth$47.46/hr JWAlways accepting Local 292 — Minneapolis$62.00/hr JWOpen now Local 294 — Hibbing$47.62/hr JWOpen now Local 343 — Rochester$49.49/hr JWAlways accepting

Mississippi4 locals

Local 480 — Jackson$30.35/hr JWAlways accepting Local 852 — Corinth$28.80/hr JWWatching Local 903 — Gulfport$32.90/hr JWAlways accepting Local 917 — Meridian$33.30/hr JWWindow scheduled

Missouri7 locals

Local 1 — St. Louis$49.29/hr JWAlways accepting Local 95 — Joplin$32.25/hr JWAlways accepting Local 124 — Kansas City$54.01/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 257 — Jefferson City$42.50/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 350 — Hannibal$37.60/hr JWWatching Local 453 — Springfield$32.40/hr JWWatching Local 545 — St. Joseph$43.20/hr JWAlways accepting

Montana3 locals

Local 233 — Helena$42.42/hr JWAlways accepting Local 532 — Billings$41.92/hr JWAlways accepting Local 768 — Kalispell$40.71/hr JWAlways accepting

Nebraska2 locals

Local 22 — Omaha$46.40/hr JWClosed Local 265 — Lincoln$35.00/hr JWAlways accepting

Nevada2 locals

Local 357 — Las Vegas$58.83/hr JWClosed Local 401 — Reno$52.00/hr JWAlways accepting

New Hampshire1 local

Local 490 — Concord$37.86/hr JWOpen now

New Jersey6 locals

Local 102 — Parsippany$67.92/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 164 — Paramus$62.90/hr JWClosed Local 269 — Trenton$63.82/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 351 — Folsom$57.33/hr JWAlways accepting Local 400 — Wall Township$59.48/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 456 — New Brunswick$63.94/hr JWWindow scheduled

New Mexico1 local

Local 611 — Albuquerque$42.20/hr JWAlways accepting

New York14 locals

Local 3 — New York$64.00/hr JWOpen now Local 25 — Hauppauge (Long Island)$64.55/hr JWClosed Local 41 — Buffalo$47.50/hr JWAlways accepting Local 43 — Syracuse$54.00/hr JWAlways accepting Local 86 — Rochester$47.40/hr JWOpen now Local 106 — Jamestown$47.00/hr JWAlways accepting Local 139 — Elmira$46.40/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 236 — Albany$52.00/hr JWAlways accepting Local 237 — Niagara Falls$48.20/hr JWAlways accepting Local 241 — Ithaca$47.00/hr JWOpen now Local 325 — Binghamton$44.36/hr JWOpen now Local 363 — Harriman (Hudson Valley)$62.00/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 840 — Geneva$48.00/hr JWOpen now Local 910 — Watertown$45.00/hr JWOpen now

North Carolina5 locals

Local 238 — Asheville$31.92/hr JWAlways accepting Local 342 — Greensboro$31.00/hr JWWatching Local 379 — Charlotte$33.83/hr JWOpen now Local 495 — Wilmington$31.00/hr JWAlways accepting Local 553 — Raleigh-Durham$31.07/hr JWAlways accepting

North Dakota2 locals

Local 714 — Minot$49.00/hr JWAlways accepting Local 1426 — Fargo$37.41/hr JWAlways accepting

Ohio18 locals

Oklahoma3 locals

Local 444 — Ponca City$41.25/hr JWWatching Local 584 — Tulsa$38.50/hr JWClosed Local 1141 — Oklahoma City$41.40/hr JWAlways accepting

Oregon4 locals

Local 48 — Portland$65.50/hr JWClosed Local 280 — Tangent$59.34/hr JWClosed Local 659 — Medford$47.04/hr JWClosed Local 932 — Coos Bay$53.20/hr JWWindow scheduled

Pennsylvania13 locals

Local 5 — Pittsburgh$49.11/hr JWClosed Local 56 — Erie$39.57/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 81 — Scranton$47.97/hr JWAlways accepting Local 98 — Philadelphia$75.05/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 143 — Harrisburg$40.00/hr JWOpen now Local 163 — Wilkes-Barre$47.79/hr JWAlways accepting Local 229 — York$40.31/hr JWAlways accepting Local 375 — Allentown$50.00/hr JWAlways accepting Local 607 — Shamokin$41.00/hr JWClosed Local 654 — Boothwyn$52.71/hr JWClosed Local 712 — Vanport$51.45/hr JWOpen now Local 743 — Reading$46.02/hr JWOpen now Local 812 — Williamsport$38.50/hr JWAlways accepting

Rhode Island1 local

Local 99 — Providence$56.11/hr JWClosed

South Carolina1 local

Local 776 — Charleston$34.00/hr JWAlways accepting

South Dakota2 locals

Local 426 — Sioux Falls$36.32/hr JWAlways accepting Local 1250 — Rapid City$35.57/hr JWAlways accepting

Tennessee7 locals

Local 175 — Chattanooga$36.38/hr JWOpen now Local 270 — Oak Ridge$35.91/hr JWAlways accepting Local 429 — Nashville$36.82/hr JWAlways accepting Local 474 — Memphis$36.75/hr JWClosed Local 760 — Knoxville$32.35/hr JWAlways accepting Local 934 — Blountville$30.04/hr JWOpen now Local 1925 — Martin$27.25/hr JWWatching

Texas12 locals

Utah1 local

Local 354 — Salt Lake City$46.22/hr JWAlways accepting

Vermont1 local

Local 300 — South Burlington$31.90/hr JWClosed

Virginia3 locals

Local 80 — Norfolk$36.85/hr JWClosed Local 666 — Richmond$39.35/hr JWAlways accepting Local 1340 — Newport News$35.53/hr JWAlways accepting

Washington5 locals

Local 46 — Seattle$77.93/hr JWClosed Local 73 — Spokane$49.55/hr JWOpen now Local 76 — Tacoma$65.14/hr JWAlways accepting Local 112 — Kennewick$60.00/hr JWClosed Local 191 — Marysville$65.30/hr JWClosed

Washington, D.C.1 local

Local 26 — Washington$59.50/hr JWOpen now

West Virginia5 locals

Local 141 — Wheeling$39.25/hr JWAlways accepting Local 317 — Huntington$41.15/hr JWAlways accepting Local 466 — Charleston$41.41/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 596 — Clarksburg$43.77/hr JWWindow scheduled Local 968 — Parkersburg$39.01/hr JWClosed

Wisconsin9 locals

Local 14 — Eau Claire$46.72/hr JWAlways accepting Local 127 — Kenosha$51.54/hr JWAlways accepting Local 158 — Green Bay$43.95/hr JWAlways accepting Local 159 — Madison$51.70/hr JWAlways accepting Local 388 — Stevens Point$43.31/hr JWAlways accepting Local 430 — Racine$50.50/hr JWAlways accepting Local 494 — Milwaukee$50.86/hr JWAlways accepting Local 577 — Appleton$41.76/hr JWAlways accepting Local 890 — Janesville$48.70/hr JWAlways accepting

Wyoming2 locals

Local 322 — Casper$35.27/hr JWOpen now Local 415 — Cheyenne$35.53/hr JWAlways accepting

Statuses reflect each JATC’s published information, most recently verified October 29, 2026. Windows can change on short notice — always confirm on the JATC’s own site.

How to Apply to Your Local

Each IBEW local has its own JATC (Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee) that handles apprenticeship applications. The general process: apply during an open window, submit required documents (HS diploma or GED, transcripts showing algebra, ID), take the aptitude test, complete the scored interview, and get ranked on the eligibility list. Rank decides who gets the call — and rank is set by your test and interview.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know when my IBEW local is accepting applications?

Every local sets its own schedule — some accept applications year-round, some open for a few days a year, and some cap applications and close early. This directory tracks the published status for 261 locals, and each local page offers a free email alert that fires the moment applications open.

How many IBEW locals are there?

There are over 700 IBEW locals across the United States and Canada, but many cover utility, railroad, or manufacturing work. This directory covers 261 inside-wireman (construction electrician) locals — at least one in every state — which handle the classic 4-5 year electrician apprenticeship.

Are all IBEW locals the same?

No. Locals vary by pay scale, geographic jurisdiction, application model, and competitiveness. Some accept applications daily; others run a single window per year or even a lottery. The aptitude test is largely standardized; everything else is local.

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