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Electrician apprenticeships in North Dakota

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

North Dakota has 572 registered electrician apprentices in active status (fiscal year 2025, DOL RAPIDS), placed in 39 counties, 7.3 per 10,000 residents. That is 23.2 apprentices for every 100 employed electricians in the state, the rate at which the trade is training its own replacements.

572
registered electrician apprentices
7.3
per 10,000 residents
23.2
per 100 employed electricians
3,488
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
Ward County16228%23.7
Cass County8615%4.4
Grand Forks County7012%9.6
Burleigh County6812%6.8
Williams County6712%17.1
Morton County203%5.9
Stark County153%4.5
McKenzie County112%7.7
Mountrail County81%8.5
McLean County61%6.1
Richland County61%3.6
McHenry County51%9.7
Barnes County41%3.7
Renville County41%17.6
Steele County41%22.4
24 other counties366%

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

The apprentice tier on the North Dakota register

North Dakota records apprentices on its own electrician license register as Electrician Apprentice: 3,488 active apprentice-tier records against 4,081 journeyman records, a ratio of 0.85 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.

Apprentice3,488
Journeyman4,081
Master1,804

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 North Dakota State Electrical Board (NDSEB) issues for this trade: Registered Apprentice Electrician, Journeyman Electrician, Master Electrician, Electrical Contractor. See how to get an electrician license in North Dakota for hours, exams and renewal.

Common questions

How many registered electrician apprentices are there in North Dakota?
572 in active status for fiscal year 2025, per DOL RAPIDS, placed in 39 North Dakota counties.
Which North Dakota county has the most electrician apprentices?
Ward County, with 162 (28% of the state).
How strong is the electrician training pipeline in North Dakota?
23.2 registered apprentices per 100 employed electricians (BLS QCEW employment, OEWS occupation share). On the license register the apprentice-to-journeyman ratio is 0.85.
Are any electrician apprenticeship programs in North Dakota accepting applications now?
ATI tracks open recruitment windows only where a state labor department publishes an announcements feed; North Dakota is not covered yet, so this page reports registered apprentices, not open programs.
Does North Dakota license electrician apprentices?
Yes. The register carries 3,488 active apprentice-tier records (Electrician Apprentice).

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: North Dakota register read October 6, 2026; population: U.S. Census 2023 estimates.

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