Becoming an electrician in Kansas

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1 paid apprenticeship and 3 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
$65,860 $31.66 an hour
Outlook
610 openings a year, projected · 9.6% growth, 2024–2034

Do I need a license?

Kansas has no statewide journeyman electrician license. Some local governments issue their own electrician licenses; check the rules where you will work. Source: Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes, checked .

Local licenses we cover

Full Kansas licensing requirements · 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

Kansas apprenticeships (1)

School programs 3

Kansas schools (3)

What does it pay?

What the work pays here, and how to decide.

Electricians in Kansas earn a median of $65,860 a year ($31.66 an hour), according to BLS May 2025 OEWS estimates. That is about 4.2% above the national median of $63,190. About one in ten electricians here earns under $42,660 a year and about one in ten over $96,830.

Employment is projected to grow 9.6% over 2024–2034, with about 610 openings a year.

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

Nearby states: Colorado 3 · Missouri 3 · Nebraska 2 · Oklahoma 2

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