Becoming an electrician in Tennessee

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1 paid apprenticeship 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
$61,090 $29.37 an hour
Outlook
2,330 openings a year, projected · 22% growth, 2024–2034

Do I need a license?

Tennessee has no statewide journeyman electrician license. The state licenses electrical contractors through the Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors. Some local governments issue their own electrician licenses; check the rules where you will work. Source: Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors, checked .

LicenseExperience or qualificationFee
Limited Licensed Electrician (LLE) Apply as an individual. $50 initial application fee, plus the separate $53 Prov examination fee.

The first sentence of each requirement. Exam details, substitutions and exceptions are on the licensing page.

Full Tennessee 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 1

Tennessee apprenticeships (1)

School programs 1

Tennessee schools (1)

What does it pay?

What the work pays here, and how to decide.

Electricians in Tennessee earn a median of $61,090 a year ($29.37 an hour), according to BLS May 2025 OEWS estimates. That is about 3.3% below the national median of $63,190. About one in ten electricians here earns under $39,600 a year and about one in ten over $92,160.

Employment is projected to grow 22% over 2024–2034, with about 2,330 openings a year.

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

Nearby states: Alabama 3 · Arkansas 2 · Georgia 3 · Kentucky 2 · Mississippi 1 · Missouri 3 · North Carolina 4 · Virginia 2

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