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Tacoma Power Apprentice Wire Electrician
Sponsored by Tacoma Power · Wire electrician
What families should know
A paid utility apprenticeship in the construction, maintenance, wiring, and repair of substations, underground vaults, panels, transformers, relays, switches, and related 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 substations and underground electrical 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 physical 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
- Wire-electrician physical ability requirements and competitive civil-service process
- Compensation
- Paid apprenticeship; the current program page lists $56.31-$66.15 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 work includes substations, underground vaults, high-voltage environments, physical testing, and pre-employment screening.
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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