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The full electrician career map: entry requirements, the apprenticeship, and the five branches after journeyman — what each pays and which are actually growing.
Almost every state licenses electricians through the same ladder — apprentice, journeyman, master — but the hours, exams, and issuing agencies differ in ways that change how long your training takes. Here's every state's electrician licensing picture in one table, plus what to do in the states that license locally instead.
A step-by-step guide to becoming a licensed electrician — how the 4–5 year apprenticeship works, how to choose between IBEW/NECA union and non-union paths, what it takes to earn journeyman and master licenses, and what you earn at each stage.