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How do you become a master electrician? Start with the best training available. Serving an apprenticeship with Local 102 is an investment in your future. A 5 year program of learning that provides you with a minimum of 900 hours of classroom instruction. Couple that with a minimum of 8,000 hours of on-the-job training and you have a recipe for a successful future.
Competitive wages, state of the art training, earn while you learn, health care and pension benefits. We provide the foundation for not just a job – an apprenticeship at Local 102 is the road to a career! At the end of our program you are well versed in all aspects of the electrical industry but your education doesn’t stop there. Continuing education opportunities are available at our training center and through our training partners at Rowan University and local community colleges. Please follow the links below to find out more about our programs and our application process.
The following are answers to frequently asked questions: Starting pay for 1ST year apprentice in the Inside Wireman program is $26.17 (40% of JW rate). Upgrades for Inside Wireman are based on the successful completion of each year of study plus the required hours per year of on-the-job training. Starting pay for 1st step in the Telecommunications program is $20.17 (35% of JWT rate) Upgrades for Telecommunications are based on the successful completion of each step of study plus the required hours of on-the-job training. There is no cost for training with the exception of course materials. Related classroom training - 1 day (8 hours) per week, every other week, for 23 weeks. During those weeks you work the remaining 32 hours per week. There is no guarantee of work. Work is subject to economy, weather, etc. When layoffs occur, all members return to the hall to sign a job referral book, and their names are placed on an out of work list in chronological order for job placement. Overtime is based on job-site conditions and contractor obligations. Fringe Benefits start after the first 300 hours worked: • Health and Welfare • Dental & Vision (coverage starts after 2 years for these 2 categories) Other benefits that start in the first year of membership are. • Pension • Annuity • Personal Fund Inside Wireman apprentices are required to work in our Collective Bargaining Agreement jurisdiction as listed below: In the State of New Jersey, the counties of: Passaic, Sussex, Morris, Union, Warren, Hunterdon, Somerset and parts of Bergen. In the State of Pennsylvania, the Eastern part of counties of: Pike, Northampton, Bucks, and Monroe. Telecommunication apprentices are required to work in all counties in New Jersey This information is based on current CBA as of this date and may vary in the future on or around June 1st of each year. The information should be used as a guide only.
