Becoming an electrician in Delaware

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1 paid apprenticeship and 1 school program are listed here.

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Licensing
Statewide worker license
Time to qualify
See the steps below experience for each license
Median pay
$63,700 $30.63 an hour
Outlook
270 openings a year, projected · 18% growth, 2024–2034

Do I need a license?

Yes. Delaware licenses electricians statewide. The journeyman-level credential is the Journeyperson Electrician, issued by the Delaware Division of Professional Regulation — Board of Electrical Examiners. Source: Delaware Division of Professional Regulation, checked .

Before you start: You need this state credential before you start electrical work in Delaware. Credential: Apprentice Electrician license (School Apprentice variant listed separately), issued by Delaware Board of Electrical Examiners. Official source, checked .

Your path, step by step

  1. Apprentice Electrician

    Experience
    Not stated
    Classroom
    Not stated
    Exam
    Not stated

    Source: Delaware Code, Title 24, Chapter 14, § 1408 (Qualifications of applicant) · Find a paid apprenticeship in Delaware

  2. Journeyperson Electrician

    Experience
    Not stated
    Classroom
    Not stated
    Exam
    None required
    Holding the previous license
    Not stated

    These values describe completing an approved apprenticeship, which waives the licensing exam; applicants who qualify by experience instead must pass it.

    Source: Delaware Code, Title 24, Chapter 14, § 1408 (Qualifications of applicant)

  3. Master Electrician

    Experience
    8,000 hours
    Classroom
    576 hours
    Exam
    Required
    Holding the previous license
    Not stated

    Source: Delaware Code, Title 24, Chapter 14, § 1408 (Qualifications of applicant)

Each step lists what its official source states for that license. Hours aren't added up across steps; a step says whether its hours include earlier steps' only where its source does. "Not stated" means the source doesn't give it. Checked .

Full Delaware licensing requirements · 11 more licenses · How licensing works

How do I train?

Apprenticeships pay you while you learn. Schools teach first, then you find work. Which is right for me?

Paid apprenticeships 1

Delaware apprenticeships (1)

School programs 1

Delaware schools (1)

What does it pay?

What the work pays here, and how to decide.

Electricians in Delaware earn a median of $63,700 a year ($30.63 an hour), according to BLS May 2025 OEWS estimates. That is about 0.8% above the national median of $63,190. About one in ten electricians here earns under $38,280 a year and about one in ten over $105,340.

Employment is projected to grow 18% over 2024–2034, with about 270 openings a year.

Sources: BLS May 2025 OEWS · Projections Central · Delaware salary details

Nearby states: Maryland 3 · New Jersey 4 · Pennsylvania 4

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