Cleveland Electrical JATC — Inside Wireman Apprenticeship
Cleveland Electrical JATC combines signatory-contractor employment with 8,000 work hours and 720 classroom hours in its five-year Inside…
Becoming an electrician in Ohio
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
- $64,700 $31.11 an hour
- Outlook
- 2,920 openings a year, projected · 7.8% growth, 2024–2034
Do I need a license?
Ohio has no statewide journeyman electrician license. The state licenses electrical contractors through the Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board, Electrical Section. Some local governments issue their own electrician licenses; check the rules where you will work. Source: Ohio Revised Code (Ohio Laws), checked .
Local licenses we cover
- ToledoToledo Journeyman Electrician (Electrician Journeyman, General) · Toledo Residential Electrician Journeyman · Toledo Electrician Apprentice Certificate
- MiddletownMiddletown Journeyman Electrician License
- ClevelandCleveland Certificate of Qualification for Limited Premises Electrical Maintenance
Full Ohio licensing requirements · 1 contractor license · 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
Toledo Electrical JATC — Inside/Commercial Apprenticeship
5 years · $21.32 an hour to start
School programs 1
Sinclair Community College — Electrical Construction (EETEC.S.STC)
Electrical Construction Short-term Certificate (EETEC.S.STC) · 16–20 credit hours; about two semesters full time
What does it pay?
What the work pays here, and how to decide.
Middle 80% of electricians in Ohio US median $63,190
$40,750median $64,700$99,280
Electricians in Ohio earn a median of $64,700 a year ($31.11 an hour), according to BLS May 2025 OEWS estimates. That is about 2.4% above the national median of $63,190. About one in ten electricians here earns under $40,750 a year and about one in ten over $99,280.
Employment is projected to grow 7.8% over 2024–2034, with about 2,920 openings a year.
Sources: BLS May 2025 OEWS · Projections Central · Ohio salary details
Nearby states: Indiana 2 · Kentucky 2 · Michigan 2 · Pennsylvania 4 · West Virginia 1
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