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Electrician apprenticeships in Maine

Registered electrician apprentices by county, open recruitment windows where the state publishes them, and how the apprentice tier fits Maine's license ladder. Updated nightly.

Maine has 577 registered electrician apprentices in active status (fiscal year 2025, DOL RAPIDS), placed in 16 counties, 4.1 per 10,000 residents. That is 19.2 apprentices for every 100 employed electricians in the state, the rate at which the trade is training its own replacements.

577
registered electrician apprentices
4.1
per 10,000 residents
19.2
per 100 employed electricians
5,259
apprentice-tier license records

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Where the apprentices are

Registered electrician apprentices by county of the apprentice, largest first. Each county links to its electricians market page.

CountyApprenticesSharePer 10k residents
Cumberland County15226%4.9
York County10118%4.6
Androscoggin County6411%5.6
Penobscot County6211%4.0
Kennebec County5510%4.3
Somerset County539%10.3
Oxford County214%3.5
Waldo County193%4.7
Aroostook County122%1.8
Sagadahoc County102%2.7
Hancock County92%1.6
Knox County61%1.5
Lincoln County61%1.6
Franklin County41%1.3
Piscataquis County20%1.1
1 other county10%

Source: DOL RAPIDS apprenticeship FY2025, active status, county-coded; as of December 31, 2025.

The apprentice tier on the Maine register

Maine records apprentices on its own electrician license register as ELEC ELECTRICIANS HELPER: 5,259 active apprentice-tier records against 3,146 journeyman records, a ratio of 1.67 apprentice records per journeyman, register read October 6, 2026. The register's apprentice tier and the federal registered-apprenticeship count in the county table are two different systems: a license-register apprentice is anyone the state has credentialed to work under supervision, a registered apprentice is enrolled in a DOL-registered program.

Apprentice5,259
Intermediate945
Journeyman3,146
Master4,761

Counts are license records, not people: a holder with more than one license appears once per license, and a contractor license is a business, not a worker.

Credential types the Electricians' Examining Board, Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation issues for this trade: Master Electrician, Journeyman Electrician, Journeyman-in-Training Electrician, Limited Electrician, Apprentice Electrician, Helper Electrician, Single-Family Dwelling Certification. See how to get an electrician license in Maine for hours, exams and renewal.

Common questions

How many registered electrician apprentices are there in Maine?
577 in active status for fiscal year 2025, per DOL RAPIDS, placed in 16 Maine counties.
Which Maine county has the most electrician apprentices?
Cumberland County, with 152 (26% of the state).
How strong is the electrician training pipeline in Maine?
19.2 registered apprentices per 100 employed electricians (BLS QCEW employment, OEWS occupation share). On the license register the apprentice-to-journeyman ratio is 1.67.
Are any electrician apprenticeship programs in Maine accepting applications now?
ATI tracks open recruitment windows only where a state labor department publishes an announcements feed; Maine is not covered yet, so this page reports registered apprentices, not open programs.
Does Maine license electrician apprentices?
Yes. The register carries 5,259 active apprentice-tier records (ELEC ELECTRICIANS HELPER).

Sources: registered apprentices: DOL RAPIDS apprenticeship FY2025, active status, as of December 31, 2025; employment: BLS QCEW construction x OEWS occupation share (estimate); license tiers: Maine register read October 6, 2026; population: U.S. Census 2023 estimates.

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