
POWERING
YOUR CAREER
Become a Part of the IEC Community



IEC strongly believes in building a resilient and prepared workforce that can adapt to changing economic times and bolster the electrical and systems contracting industry. To accomplish this goal, IEC provides education and outreach to diverse constituencies to create relationships and prepare our members for successful careers in the electrical profession.
BECOME AN ELECTRICIAN
Highly Skilled = High Paying = Security
In the electrical field, your skill is rewarded. You’ll be paid more than average jobs, and the demand for new electricians in the next decade is DOUBLE the national baseline, creating reliable job security.

$65K
AVERAGE INCOME OF A JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN COMPARED TO $40K

2X
ELECTRICAL JOB DEMAND OUTLOOK COMPARED TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS

$0.00
IEC STUDENT LOAN DEBT COMPARED TO $30K AVERAGE DEBT
EARN WHILE YOU LEARN!!!
As an IEC electrical apprentice, you’ll be earning a great wage while working on exciting projects with a contracting company during the day, while enhancing your on-the-job learning with IEC instruction. At Your local IEC Training Center, you’ll learn from America’s leading professional instructors from the industry’s best electrical curriculum. You’ll enrich your learning with a hands-on, interactive experience in our state-of-the-art laboratories. As you build your skills with IEC, you advance in your career.
IEC electrical contractors invest in our apprentices and want them to excel in the trade. They believe in the merit shop philosophy, providing growth and merit opportunities to individuals that put in their all. A career with an IEC contractor is the true American Dream.
And although you are earning college credit while you’re perfecting your trade skills, NO STUDENT LOANS ARE REQUIRED!
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
While most everyone enters the electrical field as an apprentice, the direction your career takes after you’ve been trained is entirely up to you. Here are just some of the career paths you can follow after apprenticeship.

POTENTIAL BENEFITS
Paid Apprenticeship
Paid Vacation & Holidays
Health Benefits
Performance Incentives
Retirement Plan
Education
College Accredited Hours
Rewarding & Essential Career
$0 College Debt
Become an Industry Partner
As IEC members continually strive for excellence, IEC’s innovative industry partners provide the cutting-edge resources and materials our members need to achieve their best work. Industry partners provide the advice, assistance, technology, and resources our members need to effectively manage their businesses and grow their bottom lines. We encourage our members to build strong relationships with our industry partners to fulfill their business needs.
To build a stronger industry, IEC offers partnership opportunities to manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and specialty service providers. IEC Industry Partners receive a multitude of high-value benefits aimed at providing engagement and branding opportunities with our contractor membership. Below are some of the advantages of an IEC Industry Partnership.
POTENTIAL BENEFITS
Educational Opportunities
Activation at Annual Conventions
Sponsorship Credits
Social Media
Magazine Advertising

BECOME A MEMBER
IEC membership is an investment in your company’s future. Apprentice training, leadership development, advice on running your business, and the support of a nation-wide network of like-minded professionals are just a few of the benefits you will enjoy as an IEC member. Membership is conducted through IEC chapters. In addition to the benefits listed below, each IEC chapter has its own local benefits.
IEC membership offers a suite of career and business-building benefits that you just won’t find anywhere else. We are committed to your success and offer the educational, networking, cost savings, and engagement opportunities to prove it.
POTENTIAL BENEFITS
Training & Management Education
Workforce Development
IEC Outreach & Engagement
Code & Safety Information & Representation
Industry Partners & Member Discount Programs
Public Relations & Federal Government Advocacy


Become an Industry Partner
As IEC members continually strive for excellence, IEC’s innovative industry partners provide the cutting-edge resources and materials our members need to achieve their best work. Industry partners provide the advice, assistance, technology, and resources our members need to effectively manage their businesses and grow their bottom lines. We encourage our members to build strong relationships with our industry partners to fulfill their business needs.
To build a stronger industry, IEC offers partnership opportunities to manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and specialty service providers. IEC Industry Partners receive a multitude of high-value benefits aimed at providing engagement and branding opportunities with our contractor membership. Below are some of the advantages of an IEC Industry Partnership.
POTENTIAL BENEFITS
Educational Opportunities
Activation at Annual Conventions
Sponsorship Credits
Social Media
Magazine Advertising

BECOME A MEMBER
IEC membership is an investment in your company’s future. Apprentice training, leadership development, advice on running your business, and the support of a nation-wide network of like-minded professionals are just a few of the benefits you will enjoy as an IEC member. Membership is conducted through IEC chapters. In addition to the benefits listed below, each IEC chapter has its own local benefits.
IEC membership offers a suite of career and business-building benefits that you just won’t find anywhere else. We are committed to your success and offer the educational, networking, cost savings, and engagement opportunities to prove it.
POTENTIAL BENEFITS
Training, management education & workforce development
IEC outreach and engagement
Code & safety information and representation
Industry partners & member discount programs
Public relations & federal government advocacy


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