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Electrician apprenticeships in District of Columbia

Registered electrician apprentices by county, open recruitment windows where the state publishes them, and how the apprentice tier fits District of Columbia's licence ladder. Updated nightly.

District of Columbia has 148 registered electrician apprentices in active status (fiscal year 2025, DOL RAPIDS), placed in 1 county, 2.2 per 10,000 residents. That is 10.5 apprentices for every 100 employed electricians in the state, the rate at which the trade is training its own replacements.

148
registered electrician apprentices
2.2
per 10,000 residents
10.5
per 100 employed electricians
1,397
apprentice-tier licence records

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Where the apprentices are

Registered electrician apprentices by county of the apprentice, largest first. Each county links to its electricians market page.

CountyApprenticesSharePer 10k residents
District of Columbia148100%2.2

Source: DOL RAPIDS apprenticeship FY2025, active status, county-coded; as of December 31, 2025.

The apprentice tier on the District of Columbia register

District of Columbia records apprentices on its own electrician licence register as Electrician Apprentice: 1,397 active apprentice-tier records against 3,650 journeyman records, a ratio of 0.38 apprentice records per journeyman, register read September 16, 2026. The register's apprentice tier and the federal registered-apprenticeship count in the county table are two different systems: a licence-register apprentice is anyone the state has credentialed to work under supervision, a registered apprentice is enrolled in a DOL-registered program.

Apprentice1,397
Journeyman3,650
Master1,799
Contractor688

Counts are license records, not people: a holder with more than one license appears once per license, and a contractor license is a business, not a worker.

Credential types the District of Columbia Board of Industrial Trades, Occupational and Professional Licensing Administration, Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP) issues for this trade: Electrician Apprentice, Electrician Journeyman, Electrician Master, Electrician Master Limited Low Voltage, Electrician Master Specialist (Elevator, Escalator, Sign, Maintenance and Repair), Electrician Contractor, Electrician Contractor Specialist (Fixture, Low Voltage, Maintenance and Repair). See how to get an electrician license in District of Columbia for hours, exams and renewal.

Common questions

How many registered electrician apprentices are there in District of Columbia?
148 in active status for fiscal year 2025, per DOL RAPIDS, placed in 1 District of Columbia county.
Which District of Columbia county has the most electrician apprentices?
District of Columbia, with 148 (100% of the state).
How strong is the electrician training pipeline in District of Columbia?
10.5 registered apprentices per 100 employed electricians (BLS QCEW employment, OEWS occupation share). On the licence register the apprentice-to-journeyman ratio is 0.38.
Are any electrician apprenticeship programs in District of Columbia accepting applications now?
ATI tracks open recruitment windows only where a state labor department publishes an announcements feed; District of Columbia is not covered yet, so this page reports registered apprentices, not open programs.
Does District of Columbia license electrician apprentices?
Yes. The register carries 1,397 active apprentice-tier records (Electrician Apprentice).

Sources: registered apprentices: DOL RAPIDS apprenticeship FY2025, active status, as of December 31, 2025; employment: BLS QCEW construction x OEWS occupation share (estimate); licence tiers: District of Columbia register read September 16, 2026; population: U.S. Census 2023 estimates.

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