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Electrician Schools in Texas
33 schools in Texas offer electrician-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 291 registered apprenticeship programs in Texas train electrician apprentices — see apprenticeships. Federal program data groups electrician with electrical lineman — schools below may offer any of these.
Occupation pay is what working electrician professionals in Texas earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.
Electrician licensing in Texas: State license required
Texas licenses electricians at the state level through TDLR — anyone performing non-exempt electrical work needs a license, starting with an apprentice license on day one. A journeyman license requires 8,000 hours of on-the-job training under a Texas master electrician plus a state exam (you can sit the exam at 7,000 hours). Registered apprenticeship is the standard path: paid hours on the job count toward the requirement, so no trade school is required.
Official source: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) · Exam: TDLR journeyman electrician licensing exam (state exam required at journeyman and master levels) · Typical requirement: 8,000 hours of on-the-job training under a Texas-licensed master electrician for the journeyman license (7,000 hours qualifies you to sit the exam early); must hold a TDLR apprentice license while accruing hours; master license requires 12,000 hours
Official license records related to electrician in Texas
From the U.S. Department of Labor's License Finder — these may include contractor, specialty, or related licenses beyond entry-level requirements:
- ELECTRICIAN — Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Wage and license data provided by CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) and Minnesota DEED.
Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Texas College | McAllen | public | $1,751 | 32.7% | $36,788 |
| Dallas College | Dallas | public | $3,214 | 22.8% | $41,714 |
| Western Texas College | Snyder | public | $3,562 | 18.8% | $42,508 |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | public | $3,206 | 24.1% | $35,212 |
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth | public | $4,337 | 24.5% | $42,727 |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson | public | $4,732 | 35.9% | $45,910 |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens | public | $4,092 | 29.1% | $38,567 |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio | public | $4,273 | 18.5% | $38,224 |
| Grayson College | Denison | public | $5,880 | 32.1% | $40,873 |
| Houston City College | Houston | public | $5,737 | 20.5% | $39,254 |
| Austin Community College District | Austin | public | $6,390 | 16.1% | $43,177 |
| Odessa College | Odessa | public | $6,368 | 23% | $42,026 |
| Vernon College | Vernon | public | $6,404 | 28.9% | $40,464 |
| Lee College | Baytown | public | $6,879 | 54.5% | $42,178 |
| South Plains College | Levelland | public | $6,791 | 24.2% | $41,276 |
| Laredo College | Laredo | public | $5,798 | 32.7% | $33,934 |
| Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant | public | $6,706 | 44.5% | $37,870 |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney | public | $8,969 | 20.3% | $48,701 |
| Southwest Texas College | Uvalde | public | $7,372 | 38.9% | $35,563 |
| Paris Junior College | Paris | public | $7,690 | 28.8% | $36,515 |
| Galveston College | Galveston | public | $8,412 | 35.2% | $37,233 |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana | public | $8,812 | 44.6% | $34,647 |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | public | $11,252 | 20.2% | $42,466 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | public | $12,143 | 32.2% | $43,062 |
| Texas State Technical College | Waco | public | $13,508 | 40.4% | $38,916 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology | Beaumont | public | $13,866 | 37.2% | $38,991 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville | Brownsville | private for-profit | $17,864 | 47.7% | $27,035 |
| Lamson Institute | San Antonio | private for-profit | $26,587 | 76% | $38,015 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Dallas Campus | Irving | private for-profit | $34,533 | not reported | $41,067 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Houston | Houston | private for-profit | $35,101 | 68.4% | $41,067 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Waco | Waco | private for-profit | $23,140 | 46.6% | $27,035 |
| Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram | San Antonio | private for-profit | $27,022 | 60.5% | $24,879 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio | private for-profit | $29,458 | 55.5% | $27,035 |
Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not electrician graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.
Common questions: Electrician school in Texas
- How much do Electrician schools cost in Texas?
- The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 33 electrician schools in Texas is $6,879. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
- Do you need a license to work as a electrician in Texas?
- Texas licenses electricians at the state level through TDLR — anyone performing non-exempt electrical work needs a license, starting with an apprentice license on day one. A journeyman license requires 8,000 hours of on-the-job training under a Texas master electrician plus a state exam (you can sit the exam at 7,000 hours). Registered apprenticeship is the standard path: paid hours on the job count toward the requirement, so no trade school is required.
- Can you get paid to train as a electrician in Texas?
- Yes — Texas has 291 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the electrician apprenticeships page for the current list.
- What does a electrician earn in Texas?
- Working electrician professionals in Texas earn a median of $58,570 per year, ranging from about $37,920 to $80,300 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.
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