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Tacoma Power Apprentice Meter and Relay Technician
Sponsored by Tacoma Power · Electrical meter and relay technician
What families should know
A paid utility apprenticeship assisting with testing, cleaning, repairing, calibrating, installing, and programming electrical meters and support equipment.
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
- Formally enrolled City of Tacoma apprenticeship recognized by IBEW; the current sources do not claim federal or state Registered Apprenticeship status.
- Service area
- Tacoma Power industrial, commercial, residential, and utility metering systems
- Listed location
- Tacoma, Washington This may be a sponsor, training, or service region, not a work site.
- Delivery mode
- in person
- Who the verified information describes
- Applicants who meet Tacoma Power's education, basic-electricity, trade-experience or vocational-training, driving, and competitive civil-service requirements.
- Eligibility
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- High school graduation or equivalent
- High school-level algebra and basic electricity knowledge
- Six months of electrical or construction-trade experience or a formal related vocational program
- Valid driver license
- Competitive civil-service assessment and pre-employment conditions
- Compensation
- Paid apprenticeship; the current program page lists $54.06-$64.11 per hour.
- Duration
- At least three and one-half years with classroom and on-the-job training.
- Credential
- No specific external credential was verified; the route is designed to progress through Tacoma Power's craft apprenticeship.
Next action
What happens next
Current access details require a source recheck.
Fit and tradeoffs
Questions to resolve before applying
- The 2026 apprentice posting is closed; the civil-service list and employer vacancies govern hiring.
- The route requires prior trade experience or vocational training and covers specialized electromechanical and solid-state metering equipment.
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, applicant-route, access-state, location, learner-stage, paid-status, duration, requirements, limitations. Observed Sep 1, 2026.
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Supports: identity, registration, program-type, access-state, location, paid-status, duration, requirements, limitations. Observed Sep 1, 2026.
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