Electrician apprenticeships in Minnesota

Minnesota has 1,585 registered electrician apprentices in active status (fiscal year 2025, DOL RAPIDS), placed in 76 counties, 2.8 per 10,000 residents. That is 14.5 apprentices for every 100 employed electricians in the state, the rate at which the trade is training its own replacements.

Where the apprentices are

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

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

The apprentice tier on the Minnesota register

Minnesota records apprentices on its own electrician licence register as Electrical Registered Unlicensed Electrician: 17,325 active apprentice-tier records against 16,662 journeyman records, a ratio of 1.04 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.

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 Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), Construction Codes and Licensing issues for this trade: Registered Unlicensed Electrician, Class A Journeyworker Electrician, Class B Journeyworker, Master Electrician, Electrical Contractor. See how to get an electrician license in Minnesota for hours, exams and renewal.

Common questions

How many registered electrician apprentices are there in Minnesota?

1,585 in active status for fiscal year 2025, per DOL RAPIDS, placed in 76 Minnesota counties.

Which Minnesota county has the most electrician apprentices?

Hennepin County, with 227 (14% of the state).

How strong is the electrician training pipeline in Minnesota?

14.5 registered apprentices per 100 employed electricians (BLS QCEW employment, OEWS occupation share). On the licence register the apprentice-to-journeyman ratio is 1.04.

Are any electrician apprenticeship programs in Minnesota accepting applications now?

ATI tracks open recruitment windows only where a state labor department publishes an announcements feed; Minnesota is not covered yet, so this page reports registered apprentices, not open programs.

Does Minnesota license electrician apprentices?

Yes. The register carries 17,325 active apprentice-tier records (Electrical Registered Unlicensed Electrician).

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: Minnesota register read September 16, 2026; population: U.S. Census 2023 estimates.

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