Electrician at Baltimore JATC for the Electrical Industry (IBEW 24)

The Baltimore JATC for the Electrical Industry, affiliated with IBEW Local 24, sponsors this union electrician apprenticeship in Baltimore, Maryland. This Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee program is a well-established training model jointly operated by labor and management, designed to produce fully qualified journeyman electricians ready for Baltimore's residential, commercial, and industrial construction sectors.

The program runs five years and consists of 8,000 hours of paid on-the-job training and 576 hours of related technical instruction. Apprentices spend the majority of their time working alongside experienced journeymen on active job sites, mastering wiring methods, conduit installation, electrical panels, circuit troubleshooting, and safety standards. Classroom instruction provides the theoretical knowledge of electrical systems, code requirements, and blueprint interpretation needed to excel in the field. Pay begins immediately and increases as apprentices progress.

Upon completing the program, apprentices become journeyman electricians and members of IBEW Local 24, gaining access to union wages, benefits, and continued professional development opportunities in one of the Mid-Atlantic's busiest construction markets.