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Electricians in North Carolina

Your path to Electricians in North Carolina: wage evidence, licensing, training, apprenticeships and funding in one place.

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Wage evidence

Median and mean figures with percentiles, shown against the national figure. Suppressed values stay blank.

Wage evidence for this state compared with the national figure
StatisticThis stateNational
Median hourly$27Not reported
Median annual$56,800$63,190
Mean hourly$27Not reported
Mean annual$56,850Not reported
10th percentile (hourly)$19Not reported
25th percentile (hourly)$23Not reported
75th percentile (hourly)$30Not reported
90th percentile (hourly)$36Not reported
Source: BLS May 2025 OEWS State estimatesData year: 2025Period: MayVerified: Oct 7, 2026
Percentiles are population wage percentiles, not promised starting wages. Mean and median are shown separately. Suppressed figures stay blank rather than being estimated. Reported relative error for the mean wage estimate is 1% (uncertainty metadata, not a confidence interval).

Career pathway

Verified progression stages where the data provides them.

This data release provides a single verified overview stage for this selection rather than a full multi-stage ladder.

North Carolina Electrician career pathway overview

  1. 1

    Entry training or apprenticeship to regulated electrical work

    Begin with applicable technical training or a registered apprenticeship route; accumulate supervised experience where required; then follow North Carolina state, contractor, or local electrician licensing rules before independently performing regulated work. The acquired state-submitted dataset contains 15 occupation-mapped license or registration record(s) for this state; use the specific master records rather than assuming one credential covers every job scope.

    Credential: State/local electrician or contractor credential, when applicablepathway overviewVerified: Oct 8, 2026
    Verified career pathwayPathway is informational and does not guarantee eligibility, licensure, or employment.

Planning checklist

These are planning actions, not newly asserted legal requirements.

  • Confirm the licensing or registration body for your state
  • Check local or municipal requirements for your area
  • Compare training and registered apprenticeship options
  • Review funding pathways you may be eligible for

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Licensing & regulation

How this trade is regulated in this state, and where local research is still needed.

Primary regulatory structure

state individual licensing; state registration; contractor or business licensing

Responsible authority: Utilities Commission; Electric Power Generation; Operations; NC Department of Public Safety; Private Protective Services; NC Board of Electrical Contractors; NC Department of Insurance; Agent Services Division; 855-408-1212; Utilities Commission — Electric Power Generation — Operations; NC Department of Public Safety — Private Protective Services; NC Department of Insurance — Agent Services Division — 855-408-1212

Classification verified: Oct 8, 2026

Official source

State individual licensing

Identified

State registration

Identified

Local / municipal licensing

Not identified

Contractor / business licensing

Identified

Federal credentialing

false

Industry certification

false

Employer-specific requirements

Not identified

Specific credential records

  • Intermediate Electrical Contracting

    required
    Scope: individual_license_or_certification; Stand-alone licenseRegulator: NC Board of Electrical ContractorsVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    This license allows individuals to engage in the business of installing, maintaining, altering or repairing any electric work, wiring, devices, appliances or equipment. An intermediate electrical contractor may perform residential, commercial and industri

    Regulator site

  • Limited Electrical Contracting

    conditional
    Scope: contractor_or_business_license; Tied to businessRegulator: NC Board of Electrical ContractorsVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    This license allows individuals to engage in the business of installing, maintaining, altering or repairing any electric work, wiring, devices, appliances or equipment. A Limited electrical contractor may perform residential, commercial and industrial wor

    Regulator site

  • Special Restricted: Single Family Dwelling Electrical Contracting

    required
    Scope: individual_license_or_certification; Stand-alone licenseRegulator: NC Board of Electrical ContractorsVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    This license allows individuals to install, maintain, or repair only electrical wiring and devices that are in or on a single family residential dwelling or are ancillary to a single family residential dwelling.

    Regulator site

  • Special Restricted: Fire Alarm/Low Voltage

    required
    Scope: individual_license_or_certification; Stand-alone licenseRegulator: NC Board of Electrical ContractorsVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    This license allows individuals to install, maintain, or repair only low voltage wiring and directly related wiring to a fire-alarm, burglar-alarm or low-voltage system installation.

    Regulator site

  • Special Restricted: Groundwater Pump Electrical Contracting

    conditional
    Scope: contractor_or_business_license; Tied to businessRegulator: NC Board of Electrical ContractorsVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    This license allows individuals to install, maintain, or repair electric wiring only as an incident to the licensee?s groundwater pump business.

    Regulator site

  • Special Restricted: Electric Sign

    required
    Scope: individual_license_or_certification; Stand-alone licenseRegulator: NC Board of Electrical ContractorsVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    This license allows individuals to install, maintain, or repair electric wiring or devices only as an incident to the licensee?s electric sign business. Furthermore, the license authorizes the licensee to install, maintain, or repair only wiring that is d

    Regulator site

  • Portable Electronic Business Entity

    conditional
    Scope: contractor_or_business_license; Tied to businessRegulator: NC Department of Insurance — Agent Services Division — 855-408-1212Verified: Oct 8, 2026

    Allows business entity to sell insurance covering personal electronic devices to customers purchasing those devices.

    Regulator site

  • Electric Merchant Plant

    conditional
    Scope: contractor_or_business_license; Tied to businessRegulator: Utilities Commission — Electric Power Generation — OperationsVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    Any Person Constructing Steam, Water Or Other Facility To Generate Electricity To Be Used For Furnishing A Public Utility Service. Commission Takes The Following Into Account Where Reviewing Petition For Construction Of Facility For Generation Of Electric

    Regulator site

  • Electronic Countermeasures

    conditional
    Scope: contractor_or_business_license; Tied to businessRegulator: NC Department of Public Safety — Private Protective ServicesVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    Any person, firm, association, or corporation which for a fee or other valuable consideration discovers, locates, or disengages by electronic, electrical, or mechanical means any listening or other monitoring equipment surreptitiously placed to gather inf

    Regulator site

  • Utility Generating Facility

    required
    Scope: individual_license_or_certification; Stand-alone licenseRegulator: Utilities Commission — Electric Power Generation — OperationsVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    A public utility or other person that plans to build an electricity generating facility with a nameplate capacity of 300 megawatts (alternating current) or more shall file with the Commission and the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources its

    Regulator site

  • Unlimited Electrical Contracting

    required
    Scope: individual_license_or_certification; Stand-alone licenseRegulator: NC Board of Electrical ContractorsVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    This license allows individuals to engage in the business of installing, maintaining, altering or repairing any electric work, wiring, devices, appliances or equipment. An Unlimited electrical contractor may perform residential, commercial and industrial

    Regulator site

Training options

Verified current training programs. Availability, tuition and delivery mode are separate facts.

We have not verified a current training listing for this selection. This is not evidence that no programs exist — only that we have no verified current listing to show here. The pathway, wage and regulatory guidance on this page remain fully usable, and you can widen your search in the finder.

Registered apprenticeships

Registered programs are the default view; confirmed application status is shown separately.

4 registered programs in the directory for this selection. A registered program is not the same as a confirmed open position.

Registered programs

  • Cinterra

    Cinterra — Electrician registered apprenticeship

    Registered programHope MillsAgency: National Registered Apprenticeship System; specific registering agency not identified in export

    Registered apprenticeship with openings not verified; status checked Oct 8, 2026.

    Registered program — openings not verifiedProgram existence/registration is supported; current recruitment is not confirmed.

  • Cromwell Electric, LLC

    Cromwell Electric, LLC — Electrician registered apprenticeship

    Registered programMoyockAgency: National Registered Apprenticeship System; specific registering agency not identified in export

    Registered apprenticeship with openings not verified; status checked Oct 8, 2026.

    Registered program — openings not verifiedProgram existence/registration is supported; current recruitment is not confirmed.

  • Overland Contracting

    Overland Contracting — Electrician registered apprenticeship

    Registered programGarnerAgency: National Registered Apprenticeship System; specific registering agency not identified in export

    Registered apprenticeship with openings not verified; status checked Oct 8, 2026.

    Registered program — openings not verifiedProgram existence/registration is supported; current recruitment is not confirmed.

  • Overland Contracting, Inc.

    Overland Contracting, Inc. — Electrician registered apprenticeship

    Registered programGarnerAgency: National Registered Apprenticeship System; specific registering agency not identified in export

    Registered apprenticeship with openings not verified; status checked Oct 8, 2026.

    Registered program — openings not verifiedProgram existence/registration is supported; current recruitment is not confirmed.

Funding pathways

Direct, trade-matched and broad funding routes to investigate. Conditional awards are not guaranteed funding.

1 direct individual opportunity, 2 tied to this trade through supported evidence, and 6 broad pathways to investigate. Conditional awards are not guaranteed funding, and potential awards are never summed as savings.

Direct individual opportunities

You apply as an individual. Eligibility is determined by the administering organization.

  • IEC Foundation Scholarship

    IEC Foundation

    Direct individual applicationupcoming cycle announcedNational scope

    IEC students, members, and their immediate families planning postsecondary education in college or a state-accredited apprenticeship program and meeting Foundation requirements.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: January 4-February 4, 2027 at 5:00 p.m. ET; references due February 12, 2027.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Direct individual applicationEligibility and deadline rules still apply; no award is guaranteed.
    Official program page

Matched to this trade

Supported by source evidence for this occupation. Specificity varies — check the eligibility summary.

  • The Home Depot Foundation Path to Pro Scholarship

    The Home Depot Foundation

    Direct individual applicationactive rollingNational scope

    Individuals pursuing eligible construction skilled-trade education, subject to the applicable Path to Pro scholarship terms.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: Applications accepted year-round and reviewed quarterly.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Direct individual applicationEligibility and deadline rules still apply; no award is guaranteed.
    Official program page

  • mikeroweWORKS Work Ethic Scholarship

    mikeroweWORKS Foundation

    Direct individual applicationactiveNational scope

    U.S. citizens who are high-school seniors or graduates and plan an approved skilled-trade program of two years or less at an accredited school, subject to full program rules.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: October 31, 2026Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Direct individual applicationEligibility and deadline rules still apply; no award is guaranteed.
    Official program page

General funding pathways to investigate

Broad programs without a specific trade match. Scope is deliberately not personalized.

  • North Carolina WIOA training assistance / Individual Training Account pathway

    North Carolina Department of Commerce

    Conditional — through workforce or schoolactive conditional

    Potentially available to WIOA-eligible participants after assessment by the state or local workforce system; training normally must satisfy applicable ETPL and individual-employment-plan rules.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: No universal deadline; contact the official workforce system before enrollment.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Conditional workforce or school pathwayRequires eligibility determination or access through a workforce agency or institution; not guaranteed financial aid.
    Official program page

  • Federal Pell Grant for eligible career-school and undergraduate programs

    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

    Direct individual applicationactiveNational scope

    Eligible undergraduate students with financial need attending a participating institution and eligible program; trade/career programs may qualify but each program must be confirmed.

    Award: $7,395Beneficiary: individualDeadline: 2026-27 FAFSA and school deadlines apply; verify on StudentAid.gov and with the school.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Direct individual applicationEligibility and deadline rules still apply; no award is guaranteed.
    Official program page

  • Registered Apprenticeship paid employment and training

    Participating employers and registered apprenticeship sponsors

    Conditional — through workforce or schoolactive opportunity directoryNational scope

    Applicants must locate an available apprenticeship opportunity and apply directly to the employer or program sponsor; occupations and entry requirements vary.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: Opportunity-specific; do not assume an opening is accepting applications.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Conditional workforce or school pathwayRequires eligibility determination or access through a workforce agency or institution; not guaranteed financial aid.
    Official program page

  • Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (Chapter 35)

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

    Conditional — through workforce or schoolactiveNational scope

    Eligible child or spouse of a veteran or service member meeting a qualifying permanent-and-total disability, death, MIA, capture, or detention condition; approved technical, vocational, apprenticeship, and OJT may qualify.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: Ongoing; delimiting dates and program approval vary.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Conditional workforce or school pathwayRequires eligibility determination or access through a workforce agency or institution; not guaranteed financial aid.
    Official program page

  • GI Bill benefits for approved on-the-job training and apprenticeships

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

    Conditional — through workforce or schoolactiveNational scope

    Eligible veterans, service members, or dependents with qualifying GI Bill entitlement who enter a VA-approved OJT or apprenticeship program.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: Ongoing; applicant and training establishment approvals are required.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Conditional workforce or school pathwayRequires eligibility determination or access through a workforce agency or institution; not guaranteed financial aid.
    Official program page

  • WIOA Individual Training Account and training-service pathway

    State and local workforce development boards under U.S. DOL

    Conditional — through workforce or schoolactive conditionalNational scope

    Adults, dislocated workers, and some youth who are determined eligible and in need of training may receive training services, commonly through an ITA, for an approved program/provider.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: Ongoing local intake; timing and funds vary by local workforce area.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Conditional workforce or school pathwayRequires eligibility determination or access through a workforce agency or institution; not guaranteed financial aid.
    Official program page