Electrical Training Institute of Southern Nevada — Inside Wireman Apprenticeship
35% of $58.83/hour journey rate to start (no effective date posted)
Becoming an electrician in Nevada
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
- $73,570 $35.37 an hour
- Outlook
- 980 openings a year, projected · 17% growth, 2024–2034
Do I need a license?
Nevada has no statewide journeyman electrician license. The state licenses electrical contractors through the Nevada State Contractors Board. Some local governments issue their own electrician licenses; check the rules where you will work. Source: Nevada State Contractors Board, checked .
Full Nevada licensing requirements · 8 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
IBEW Local 401 (Northern Nevada JATC) — Inside Wireman Apprenticeship
5 years · $23.40 an hour to start (no effective date posted)
School programs 1
Great Basin College — Electrical Systems Technology
Certificate of Achievement in Electrical Systems Technology · Two-semester suggested sequence
What does it pay?
What the work pays here, and how to decide.
Middle 80% of electricians in Nevada US median $63,190
$46,110median $73,570$121,200
Electricians in Nevada earn a median of $73,570 a year ($35.37 an hour), according to BLS May 2025 OEWS estimates. That is about 16% above the national median of $63,190. About one in ten electricians here earns under $46,110 a year and about one in ten over $121,200.
Employment is projected to grow 17% over 2024–2034, with about 980 openings a year.
Sources: BLS May 2025 OEWS · Projections Central · Nevada salary details
Nearby states: Arizona 3 · California 9 · Idaho 2 · Oregon 2 · Utah 2
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