Electrician at International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 102, JATC

IBEW Local 102 sponsors this union JATC electrician apprenticeship in Parsippany, NJ. Employer-backed and affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, this program serves northern New Jersey apprentices with structured, union-supported training across five years of combined field and classroom instruction.

The program includes 8,000 hours of on-the-job training and 576 hours of related technical instruction. Apprentices spend the majority of their time working on active job sites under the supervision of licensed journeymen, building competency in wiring methods, conduit installation, electrical theory, panel assembly, motor controls, and NEC code requirements. Classroom coursework deepens their understanding of blueprint reading, load calculations, and electrical safety. Apprentices earn wages throughout the program, typically with annual increases tied to their progression.

Graduates become IBEW journeyman electricians — a credential with national portability and union backing. Northern New Jersey's dense commercial, industrial, and infrastructure development creates consistent and strong demand for trained electricians at the journeyman level.