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Atlanta GA Electrician License: Classes and Exam Sites

Atlanta has two registered apprenticeship routes, a contractors association program and a technical college diploma inside the city. What it doesn't have is a city electrician license, so the rules that decide your work are the state's.

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  1. The license an Atlanta electrician needs
  2. What the City of Atlanta handles
  3. Where to train in Atlanta
  4. Where you sit the exam
  5. What the work pays around Atlanta
  6. Your next move in Atlanta
  7. Questions people ask
  8. What this page cites

The license an Atlanta electrician needs

The license that matters here is the state one. The Georgia Secretary of State's Division of Electrical Contractors issues Class I restricted and Class II unrestricted electrical contractor licenses, and its FAQ says the board licenses electrical contractors, not electricians.

So there's no journeyman card to earn and no city test to sit. You work for a licensed electrical contractor, log four years of installation work under that license, then apply through the GOALS portal and sit the PSI exam.

What the City of Atlanta handles

The city issues business licenses. Its licenses and permits page says some professions and trades need a city license in addition to the Georgia state license, and names medicine, cosmetology and athletic training. Electrical isn't on that list.

That fits the state rule. Attorney General Opinion 99-2 concludes a local government may not require a state licensed electrical contractor to hold a local license or pass a local exam, except as O.C.G.A. 43-14-12 allows.

What the city does set is the code you build to. Atlanta's construction codes page names the 2023 National Electrical Code with Georgia Amendments, effective January 1, 2026, the same package the state adopted.

Where to train in Atlanta

IBEW Local 613 and the Electrical Training Center

Local 613 runs a four year registered apprenticeship from the Electrical Training Center at 6601 Bay Circle, Peachtree Corners, GA 30071, phone 404-523-5400. It asks for residence within Local 613 jurisdiction, a valid Georgia or Alabama driver's license, a high school diploma or GED equivalent and a passing background check, and posts an application window of February 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026. The union hall is at 501 Pulliam St. SW, Suite 250, Atlanta.

Atlanta Electrical JATC

The Atlanta Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Peachtree Corners running an Inside Wireman Apprenticeship, a Telecommunications Apprenticeship and a Construction Electrician Program.

Atlanta Electrical Contractors Association

Founded in 1929 and representing more than 40 electrical contractors and over 7,000 trained electrical technicians, its apply page describes earning a salary while training on real job sites without tuition debt.

IEC Atlanta and Georgia Chapters

At 330 Research Court, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092, phone (770) 242-9277. The apprenticeship page says the US Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship certifies the program, which runs four years and asks for 8,000 hours of on the job training and 576 hours of classroom instruction. Tuition is $1,495 a year for employees of member contractors plus $600 to $900 in books. The page offers three doors: employees of a member contractor, applicants looking for work with one, and applicants enrolling on their own or while working for a non member contractor. The chapter home page says there are over 1,000 active apprentices and no experience is needed to start.

Atlanta Technical College

The Electrical Systems Technology Diploma, major code ES12, is 46 credit hours and covers inspection, maintenance, installation and repair of electrical systems in residential, commercial and industrial work. The college's approved program list also carries Basic Electricity Technician, Electrical Lineworker and Industrial Electrical Controls as technical certificates at the Main Campus.

Where you sit the exam

The closest PSI sites to Atlanta are Duluth and Marietta.

PSI lists four Georgia sites: Duluth at 3505 Koger Blvd Suite 175, Marietta at 2100 Roswell Road NE Suite 2128, Macon at 3902 Northside Dr Suite C5 and Tifton at 251 Southwell Blvd Suite A.

Those addresses come from PSI's bulletin for the sister division of the same state board rather than from bulletin 4783, which names no Georgia addresses and says only that the electrical exams run at PSI centers across the Southeast. Confirm the site when you schedule at test-takers.psiexams.com/gaco or on 855-898-0711.

What the work pays around Atlanta

Electricians in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell area had a median wage of $28.20 an hour and $58,650 a year in the May 2025 wage data republished by O*NET from the Bureau of Labor Statistics series. Statewide the median is $28.04 and $58,320, and the national median in the same release is $30.38 and $63,190.

Those are medians for every electrician counted in the area, from first year helpers to people running work. The static Bureau of Labor Statistics tables for states and metros have been retired, which is why the figure comes from O*NET's republished version of the same series.

Your next move in Atlanta

If you're starting, the apprenticeship windows are the calendar to watch, and the employer's license is the thing to check first. If you're already on the tools, the job is the record: four years, documented area by area.

Read the requirements page for the whole path, or put your hours into the experience calculator and see where you land.

Questions people ask

Do I need an Atlanta city electrician license?

No. The city's licenses and permits page names medicine, cosmetology and athletic training as trades needing a city license on top of the state one, and electrical isn't among them. Attorney General Opinion 99-2 bars local governments from adding licensing requirements to the state electrical contractor license.

How do I become an electrician apprentice in Atlanta?

Through IBEW Local 613's registered apprenticeship at the Peachtree Corners training center, or the IEC Atlanta and Georgia Chapters program at 330 Research Court, which requires employment by a member contractor. Local 613 posts an application window of February 1 to March 31, 2026.

Which Atlanta school has an electrical program?

Atlanta Technical College runs a 46 credit hour Electrical Systems Technology Diploma, plus technical certificates in Basic Electricity Technician, Electrical Lineworker and Industrial Electrical Controls at its Main Campus.

Where is the PSI test center for Atlanta?

PSI's Georgia sites include Duluth at 3505 Koger Blvd Suite 175 and Marietta at 2100 Roswell Road NE Suite 2128. Confirm your site when you schedule, since the electrical bulletin lists no Georgia addresses of its own.

What do electricians make in Atlanta?

A median of $28.20 an hour and $58,650 a year for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell area in the May 2025 wage data republished by O*NET, against $28.04 and $58,320 statewide.

Which electrical code does Atlanta use?

The 2023 National Electrical Code with Georgia Amendments, effective January 1, 2026, per the city's construction codes page. It's the same package the Department of Community Affairs adopted statewide.

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