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Electrician apprenticeships in Pennsylvania

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

Pennsylvania has 3,085 registered electrician apprentices in active status (fiscal year 2025, DOL RAPIDS), placed in 64 counties, 2.4 per 10,000 residents. That is 15.4 apprentices for every 100 employed electricians in the state, the rate at which the trade is training its own replacements.

3,085
registered electrician apprentices
2.4
per 10,000 residents
15.4
per 100 employed electricians

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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
Montgomery County32010%3.7
Allegheny County31010%2.5
Bucks County29610%4.6
Philadelphia County2087%1.3
York County1495%3.2
Delaware County1455%2.5
Berks County1264%2.9
Luzerne County1214%3.7
Lancaster County1184%2.1
Cumberland County973%3.6
Westmoreland County973%2.8
Chester County833%1.5
Washington County752%3.6
Erie County672%2.5
Northampton County632%2.0
49 other counties81026%

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

The apprentice tier on the Pennsylvania register

The Pennsylvania register ATI reads carries no separate apprentice-tier credential for electricians; its ladder for this trade starts at Journeyman (675 active records, read September 16, 2026). Registered apprentices in the county table above are counted from the federal apprenticeship system, not from the licence register.

Credential types the No statewide electrician licence and no state electrical board. Registration under the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act is handled by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General; trade licensing is municipal. issues for this trade: PA Home Improvement Contractor registration (Office of Attorney General), Philadelphia Electrical Contractor License (Dept of Licenses & Inspections), Locally issued electrical licences elsewhere (e.g. Allegheny County municipalities). See how to get an electrician license in Pennsylvania for hours, exams and renewal.

Common questions

How many registered electrician apprentices are there in Pennsylvania?
3,085 in active status for fiscal year 2025, per DOL RAPIDS, placed in 64 Pennsylvania counties.
Which Pennsylvania county has the most electrician apprentices?
Montgomery County, with 320 (10% of the state).
How strong is the electrician training pipeline in Pennsylvania?
15.4 registered apprentices per 100 employed electricians (BLS QCEW employment, OEWS occupation share).
Are any electrician apprenticeship programs in Pennsylvania accepting applications now?
ATI tracks open recruitment windows only where a state labor department publishes an announcements feed; Pennsylvania is not covered yet, so this page reports registered apprentices, not open programs.

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

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