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Seattle City Light Cable Splicer Apprenticeship
Sponsored by Seattle City Light · Cable splicer
What families should know
A paid registered apprenticeship for installing, splicing, maintaining, and repairing high- and low-voltage cable in underground distribution and street-lighting systems.
Decision facts
What we could verify
These facts describe the reviewed pathway. Program registration and current availability are separate checks; neither confirms an open seat or a job offer.
- Registration status
- Approved, registered, and monitored by the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council.
- Service area
- Seattle City Light distribution system
- Listed location
- Seattle, Washington This may be a sponsor, training, or service region, not a work site.
- Delivery mode
- in person
- Who the verified information describes
- Candidates age 18 or older who meet City Light's general and trade-specific electrical prerequisites; out-of-state candidates may apply but must attend an on-site working test if advanced.
- Eligibility
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- Legal permission to work in the United States and age 18 or older by hire
- High school diploma or equivalent, vocational-school graduation, or an associate degree
- Qualifying math coursework or BEAM
- Valid Washington driver license by hire
- One listed electrical-training or experience prerequisite
- Compensation
- Paid full-time apprenticeship; City Light states apprentices start at least $46.36 per hour with step increases and City benefits.
- Duration
- Four years / 8,000 hours, plus at least 144 hours of related academic instruction each year.
- Credential
- Certificate of Completion and journey-level employee status after completing training and passing required City and union exams.
Next action
What happens next
Current access details require a source recheck.
Fit and tradeoffs
Questions to resolve before applying
- No current Cable Splicer opening was verified; the annual schedule depends on business need and budget.
- The work includes confined underground spaces, physical demands, adverse conditions, and trade-specific electrical prerequisites.
Sources and review details
Where these details came from
Quan Pathways keeps evidence for registered apprenticeships and other structured pathways separate from current availability sources and displays the date each source was checked.
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Supports: identity, registration, program-type, paid-status, duration, credential, location, limitations. Observed Sep 1, 2026.
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Supports: identity, registration, applicant-route, access-state, learner-stage, requirements, limitations. Observed Sep 1, 2026.
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