IBEW locals by city and local number, and IBEW jobs
The IBEW represents electrical workers across construction, utility, telecom and manufacturing. Construction members are dispatched from local halls through the referral book, and each local negotiates its own agreement covering inside wiremen, residential and low-voltage classifications.
What IBEW members work on
Inside wireman work on commercial, healthcare, data center and industrial projects
Switchgear, feeders, controls and building systems
Low-voltage, fire alarm and communications classifications
Apprenticeships run through the local JATC with paired classroom and on-the-job hours
Current IBEW rate sheets, compare wages across locals
Current journeyman rate sheets for 90 IBEW locals, each taken from that hall's own published sheet with the effective date it carries. Published journeyman base scale runs from $27.25/hr (IBEW Local 1925, Martin, TN) to $91.25/hr (IBEW Local 6, San Francisco, CA), before the benefit package. Rates change between sheets, confirm the current step with the hall before relying on it for an offer.
IBEW journeyman base wage, total package and effective date by local
1 dated IBEW item ahead, scheduled wage steps and agreement rate dates printed on the sheets we hold, starting November 12, 2026. Meeting nights, training sessions and apprenticeship intake windows are set locally, so call the hall for those; we only publish dates we can cite.
See the full union calendar for every dated wage step, agreement rate and wage determination we hold. For meeting nights, training sessions and apprenticeship intake dates, contact the hall directly, each local page lists its phone number and website.
IBEW apprenticeship programs and training pathways
Every IBEW apprenticeship is run by a local joint apprenticeship and training committee, not by the International, so the program shape below is the IBEW standard, and the hall sets the intake dates, the exact step percentages and the final entry list. It is an earn-while-you-learn path: you are paid from the first day on the job, classroom instruction is funded through the contract rather than tuition, and you turn out as a inside wireman journeyman electrician.
Program length: Typically a five-year registered apprenticeship
Paid on-the-job hours: about 8,000 hours across the program
Classroom instruction: roughly 150 to 200 hours a year, related instruction
Run by: The local IBEW/NECA electrical training alliance (JATC)
Turns out as: Inside wireman journeyman electrician
Cost: No tuition debt, training is funded through the contract; books, tools and small fees may still be yours
The IBEW training pathway, step by step
Pre-apprentice / helper, Not required, but many people arrive through a pre-apprenticeship, a Helmets to Hardhats referral or time already worked in the trade. Verifiable hours can shorten the program, raise them with the hall before you apply.
Indentured apprentice, Once you are indentured you work for signatory contractors at the first-period rate and attend related classroom instruction. Pay steps up each period as a set percentage of journeyman scale; each local's page shows that local's own published rate.
Turn out as a inside wireman journeyman electrician, Completing the on-the-job hours and the classroom program earns a nationally recognised registered-apprenticeship credential and full journeyman scale.
Journeyman upgrade and certification, Training does not stop at turn-out. IBEW training centres run upgrade courses, welding certifications, service and controls, code updates, medical gas, foreman and supervisory training, that take members into service work, detailing and field leadership.
Foreman, general foreman, superintendent, Field leadership is where journeyman hours turn into a career step. Gulfstream recruits foremen, superintendents, project managers and service leaders for commercial mechanical, plumbing, HVAC and sheet metal contractors, the openings on this page are that route.
What IBEW programs normally ask for
18 years or older at the time of indenture
High school diploma or GED, with algebra normally required
Proof of legal authority to work in the United States
Valid driver's licence and reliable transportation to jobsites
Aptitude test and panel interview, then ranking on the apprentice list
Ability to pass a physical and a substance screen before dispatch
IBEW apprenticeship deadlines, how intake windows work
There is no national IBEW application deadline, and we do not publish one we cannot cite. Each hall's training committee opens its own application window, some once a year, some twice, some continuously while the list is short, and closes it when the list is full. The only reliable date is the one the hall gives you.
Windows are short. Many locals accept applications for a matter of weeks, so the practical step is to call the hall now and ask when the next window opens rather than wait for an announcement.
Applications are usually taken in person at the training centre, with documents in hand, a window you find out about late is often one you cannot meet.
After the window closes there is an aptitude test and a panel interview, then a ranked list. Indenture happens off that list as contractors call for apprentices, which can be months after you apply.
The list can reopen early when work picks up. Ask the hall to tell you what triggers a reopening in their jurisdiction.
How to apply to a IBEW apprenticeship
Find the hall whose jurisdiction covers you, Apprenticeships are dispatched locally. Open the IBEW local nearest the work you want and use its page for the hall address, dispatch line and website.
Call the training committee for the current window, Ask the local IBEW/NECA electrical training alliance (JATC) when applications open, where they are taken and what they want you to bring. This single call is what most applicants miss.
Get your documents together first, Birth certificate or passport, high school transcript or GED, an algebra credit, driver's licence, and a DD-214 if you served. Gather them before the window opens, not during it.
Sit the aptitude test and panel interview, Expect a math and reading aptitude test and an interview. Scores set your position on the ranked apprentice list.
Stay reachable while you wait, Indenture comes off the list as contractors call for help. Keep your number current with the hall and take the first dispatch you are offered.
Official IBEW training and apprenticeship pages
Locate an electrical training centre, The IBEW/NECA electrical training ALLIANCE training-centre finder, split by inside wireman and outside lineman, with each JATC's own intake details.
IBEW construction and maintenance, The IBEW department that administers the electrical training ALLIANCE, with its 'find an apprenticeship near you' link.
Apprenticeship.gov job finder, The U.S. Department of Labor's finder for registered apprenticeships, including open programs with current application windows.
IBEW apprenticeship pages by local
Each local below has its own apprenticeship page: the step-by-step wage progression from that local's published journeyman sheet where we hold one, the program shape, the entry requirements and the hall's phone number for the current intake. 260 IBEW locals.
When is the IBEW apprenticeship application deadline?
There isn't a single one. Each IBEW local's training committee runs its own application window and closes it when the list is full, so the deadline that matters is the one at the hall whose jurisdiction covers you. Call that hall, its number is on its local page, and ask when the next window opens and what to bring.
How long is a IBEW apprenticeship?
Typically a five-year registered program, about 8,000 paid on-the-job hours alongside roughly 150 to 200 hours of related classroom instruction a year, finishing as a inside wireman journeyman electrician. The local IBEW/NECA electrical training alliance (JATC) confirms the exact term.
What do you need to get into a IBEW apprenticeship?
Registered programs in this trade normally ask for: 18 years or older at the time of indenture; High school diploma or GED, with algebra normally required; Proof of legal authority to work in the United States; Valid driver's licence and reliable transportation to jobsites; Aptitude test and panel interview, then ranking on the apprentice list; Ability to pass a physical and a substance screen before dispatch. Each local publishes its own list, so confirm with the training centre before you apply.
Do IBEW apprentices get paid?
Yes, apprentices are paid from the first day at a percentage of journeyman scale that rises each period, plus benefit contributions, and the classroom instruction is funded through the contract rather than tuition. Each local's page shows that local's own published journeyman rate and the step percentages the trade uses.
Can Gulfstream get me into a IBEW apprenticeship?
No. Apprentice intake runs through the local training committees only, and we never charge candidates. Gulfstream Search Partners recruits journeymen, foremen and office staff for commercial mechanical, plumbing, HVAC and sheet metal contractors, once you have hours in the trade, our open roles and job alerts are the fastest way to see what's hiring.
Open your local's page below to see the live electrical openings a member of that local can work, the hall's location and phone, and the published scale where we hold it. Searching by local number also works from our union search page.
Does Gulfstream place IBEW members?
We recruit electrical talent for both signatory and merit-shop contractors. If you are book-dispatched, the hall controls your referral, the roles here are direct-hire positions with contractors and owners.
What do IBEW locals pay?
Rates are set by each local's agreement and change every CBA cycle. We publish the scale only where we hold a dated wage sheet, and always point you back to the hall to confirm.
Gulfstream Strategic Placements, South Corona, California
We are a commercial mechanical construction recruiting firm with one office, in the South Corona area of Corona, California, off Temescal Canyon Road. We recruit for contractors signatory to IBEW and for open-shop contractors, and we place tradespeople and field leadership nationwide.
Gulfstream Strategic Placements, 4160 Temescal Canyon Road, Suite 401, Corona, CA 92883. Phone (951) 208-7780. Email hello@gulfstreamsp.com. Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific.