CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

This program is a 3-year training program approved by the Division of Apprenticeship Standards for the State of California.  The program requires that each apprentice receive a minimum of 4800 hours of on-the-job training in the electrical construction industry with the supervision of a journeyman wireman electrician.  During the course of the apprenticeship, each apprentice is transferred on a yearly basis to a new contractor.  This allows the apprentice to receive a varied and in-depth experience of work while in the apprenticeship.  The Training Center makes all placements with contractors. 

While in the training program, apprentices are required to attend 480 hours of classroom related instruction.  Apprentices attend school two evenings a week - one night for lecture and one night for hands-on applications of their skills.  Apprentices are required to pass various competency assessments to successfully complete their classes.  Upon completion of the residential program, students will receive a Residential Wireman certificate from the State of California and are competent to pass the residential electrician exam. 

General Duties performed by a Residential Wireman:
As technology continues to grow and homes place more and more demand on their electrical systems, the tasks associated with the Residential Wireman has evolved.  Today’s homes are equipped with computer networks, security systems, energy management systems, fire alarm systems, as well as the standard power distribution systems and receptacles throughout the home.  Typical job tasks and duties for Residential Wiremen include:

• Planning and initiating projects
• Establishing temporary power during construction
• Establishing grounding systems
• Installing electrical service to buildings and other structures
• Establishing power distribution with a project
• Planning and installing raceway systems
• Installing new wiring and repairing old wiring
• Providing power and controls to motors, HVAC, and other equipment
• Installing receptacles, lighting systems, and fixtures
• Troubleshooting and repairing electrical systems
• Installing and repairing traffic signals, outdoor lighting and outdoor power feeders
• Installing fire alarm systems

Apprentices receive pay increases during the course of their apprenticeship based on the amount of work hours they have successfully completed in the program, successful school performance and maintaining a current CPR/Multimedia First Aid.  Those raises are set in the following increments:

The rate of pay for an individual who completes the three-year apprenticeship program and becomes a journeyman residential electrician in I.B.E.W. Local 569 is $21.62 per hour plus paid benefits.

All apprenticeship classes taken at our training center are accredited through Palomar College.  Thus, upon completion of the program, the apprentice will receive a Certificate of Achievement - Residential Electrician. 

Click here to find out how to apply for the Residential Wireman Apprenticeship Program with the San Diego Electrical Training Center.