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Electricians in Oregon

Your path to Electricians in Oregon: 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$49Not reported
Median annual$101,310$63,190
Mean hourly$48Not reported
Mean annual$99,750Not reported
10th percentile (hourly)$29Not reported
25th percentile (hourly)$38Not reported
75th percentile (hourly)$59Not reported
90th percentile (hourly)$63Not 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 0.9% (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.

Oregon 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 Oregon state, contractor, or local electrician licensing rules before independently performing regulated work. The acquired state-submitted dataset contains 8 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.

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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

Responsible authority: Bureau of Labor and Industries

Classification verified: Oct 8, 2026

Official source

State individual licensing

Identified

State registration

Identified

Local / municipal licensing

Not identified

Contractor / business licensing

Not identified

Federal credentialing

false

Industry certification

false

Employer-specific requirements

Not identified

Specific credential records

  • Electrician, Manufacturing Plant, Apprentice

    required
    Scope: individual_registration_or_entry_license; Preliminary/temporary licenseRegulator: Bureau of Labor and IndustriesVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    This apprenticeship leads to the Limited Journeyman Manufacturing Plant Electrician license. Manufacturing plant electricians provide basic electrical maintenance on existing equipment in factories and industrial manufacturing facilities. They also install and wire electric motors and machinery of all sizes, and perform preventive maintenance on production and facilities equipment, initiate and modify electrical designs, and update electrical drawings.

    Regulator site

  • Apprentice, Registered (Construction Trades)

    required
    Scope: individual_registration_or_entry_license; Preliminary/temporary licenseRegulator: Bureau of Labor and IndustriesVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    Construction workers often work outdoors and in physically demanding occupations. They are usually required to travel from one job site to another and must frequently travel out of their local area. Construction workers, while paid very well, are subject to layoffs, particularly in the winter months. It is important to be able to budget and prepare for potential periods of unemployment. Apprenticeships include: Bricklayers, Carpenters, Caulker/Pointer/Cleaner, Cement Masons, Drywall Finishers/Tapers, Inside Electricians, Limited Energy Electricians, Limited Residential Electricians, Sign Maker Electricians, Elevator Mechanics, Exterior/Interior Specialists (metal framing & drywall), Masonry Finishers, Floorcoverers, Glass Installers & Glaziers, HVAC-Environmental Control System Servicers & Installers, Heat & Frost Insulators, Structural Ironworkers, Laborers, Electrical Construction Lineworkers, Masonry Marble Setters, Millwright Construction Machinery Erectors, Heavy Equipment Repair Operating or Technical Engineers, Sandblasters & Traffic Painters-Decorators, Pile Drivers, Pipefitters, Plasterers, Plumbers, Renewable Energy Technicians, Roofers, Scaffold Erectors, Sheet Metal Workers, Solar H/C Systems Installer, Sprinkler Fitters, Steamfitters, Masonry Terrazzo Workers, Masonry and Tilesetters

    Regulator site

  • Electrician, General Journeyman Apprentice (Inside)

    required
    Scope: individual_registration_or_entry_license; Preliminary/temporary licenseRegulator: Bureau of Labor and IndustriesVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    This apprenticeship leads to the General Journeyman Electrician license. Inside electricians perform electrical installations, construction, maintenance, repair and service. They work on electrical construction projects ranging from single-family residences to state-of-the-art industrial plants. They install conduits and wire lighting, switches, converters, and complex computerized systems.

    Regulator site

  • Electrician, Limited Energy Technician Class B (LEB) Apprentice

    required
    Scope: individual_registration_or_entry_license; Preliminary/temporary licenseRegulator: Bureau of Labor and IndustriesVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    This apprenticeship leads to the Limited Energy Class B Technician license. Limited energy Class B technicians install, maintain, replace and repair electrical systems and equipment of under 100 volt-amperes, including communications systems (data telecommunications, intercom and paging) and specialized control systems (HVAC, medical, boiler, clock and instrumentation).

    Regulator site

  • Electrician, Limited Residential Apprentice

    required
    Scope: individual_registration_or_entry_license; Preliminary/temporary licenseRegulator: Bureau of Labor and IndustriesVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    This apprenticeship leads to the Electrician, Limited Residential (LR) license. Residential electricians work in all phases of the residential electrical construction and service industry. They do the electrical construction work on projects ranging from single-family residences to apartment complexes. Workers install wiring for power, lighting and specialized systems, such as telephone systems or sound and fire alarm, in all types of dwellings. They also perform repair and maintenance on existing dwellings.

    Regulator site

  • Electrician, Signmaker Apprentice

    required
    Scope: individual_registration_or_entry_license; Preliminary/temporary licenseRegulator: Bureau of Labor and IndustriesVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    This is an apprenticeship for the sign fabricators craft and leads to the Limited Journeyman Sign Electrician license. Sign fabricators craft signs by hand from a variety of materials including metal, plastic and glass. Tools used include state-of-the-art equipment such as computerized numerical control (CNC) cutting machines and computer driven plotters, as well as traditional equipment such as hydraulic cranes for installations and repairs.

    Regulator site

  • Electrician, Limited Energy Technician Class A (LEA) Apprentice

    required
    Scope: individual_registration_or_entry_license; Preliminary/temporary licenseRegulator: Bureau of Labor and IndustriesVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    This apprenticeship leads to the Limited Energy Class A Technician license. Limited energy Class A technicians install, maintain, replace and repair electrical systems and equipment of under 100 volt-amperes, including protective signaling systems (fire alarm, nurse call, security), communications systems (data telecommunications, intercom and paging) and specialized control systems (HVAC, medical, boiler, clock and instrumentation).

    Regulator site

  • Electrician, Limited Maintenance Apprentice

    required
    Scope: individual_registration_or_entry_license; Preliminary/temporary licenseRegulator: Bureau of Labor and IndustriesVerified: Oct 8, 2026

    This apprenticeship leads to the Limited Maintenance Electrician license. Limited maintenance electricians maintain, repair and replace electrical installations on the premises of industrial plants where the individual is employed, or on electrical systems that are less than 600 volts phase to phase on the premises of commercial office buildings or buildings occupied by the state or a local government entity where the individual is employed.

    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.

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

Registered programs

  • Crater Lake Electrical JATC

    Crater Lake Electrical JATC — Electrician registered apprenticeship

    Registered programCentral PointAgency: 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.

  • Oregon WIOA training assistance / Individual Training Account pathway

    Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission

    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