EJATT Electrical Construction Apprenticeship
5 years · $25.26 an hour to start (no effective date posted)
Becoming an electrician in Illinois
Choose another state2 paid apprenticeships and 1 school program 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
- $99,560 $47.87 an hour
- Outlook
- 2,380 openings a year, projected · 9.7% growth, 2024–2034
Do I need a license?
Illinois has no statewide journeyman electrician license. Some local governments issue their own electrician licenses; check the rules where you will work. Source: Illinois General Assembly, checked .
Local licenses we cover
- ChicagoGeneral Supervising Electrician · Low Voltage Supervising Electrician
- AuroraContractor and business licenses only
- SpringfieldElectrical License
- BloomingtonLimited Electrical License
- DecaturContractor and business licenses only
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
IBEW Local 176 (Joliet JATC) — Inside Wireman Apprenticeship
IBEW Local 176's JATC in Joliet runs an inside wireman apprenticeship.
School programs 1
John Wood Community College — Electrical
2 credentials: AAS, certificate
What does it pay?
What the work pays here, and how to decide.
Middle 80% of electricians in Illinois US median $63,190
$49,240median $99,560$123,660
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560 a year ($47.87 an hour), according to BLS May 2025 OEWS estimates. That is about 58% above the national median of $63,190. About one in ten electricians here earns under $49,240 a year and about one in ten over $123,660.
Employment is projected to grow 9.7% over 2024–2034, with about 2,380 openings a year.
Sources: BLS May 2025 OEWS · Projections Central · Illinois salary details