Electrical Training Alliance of Central Florida — Inside Wireman Apprenticeship
4 years
Becoming an electrician in Florida
Choose another state2 paid apprenticeships and 2 school programs are listed here.
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- Licensing
- No statewide journeyman license; local licensing
- Time to qualify
- No statewide journeyman route local rules may apply
- Median pay
- $57,250 $27.52 an hour
- Outlook
- 5,920 openings a year, projected · 19% growth, 2024–2034
Do I need a license?
Florida has no statewide journeyman electrician license. The state licenses electrical contractors through the Florida Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board (DBPR). Some local governments issue their own electrician licenses; check the rules where you will work. Source: Florida Legislature, checked .
Full Florida licensing requirements · 18 contractor 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 2
Electrical Training Alliance of South Florida — Inside Wireman Apprenticeship
4 years
School programs 2
Atlantic Technical College — Electricity
Certificate of Completion or Applied Technology Diploma · 1200 hours
Withlacoochee Technical College
Certificate of Program Completion · 1200 hours
What does it pay?
What the work pays here, and how to decide.
Middle 80% of electricians in Florida US median $63,190
$38,190median $57,250$77,180
Electricians in Florida earn a median of $57,250 a year ($27.52 an hour), according to BLS May 2025 OEWS estimates. That is about 9.4% below the national median of $63,190. About one in ten electricians here earns under $38,190 a year and about one in ten over $77,180.
Employment is projected to grow 19% over 2024–2034, with about 5,920 openings a year.
Sources: BLS May 2025 OEWS · Projections Central · Florida salary details