Apprentice Electrician

Electrical Design Inc. • Full-time • Frederick, Maryland, United States • $28 - $42 / hour • 1d ago

$28–$42/hr + school paid + 100% paid health + a clear path to journeyman

Electrical Design has served Frederick since 1991. Our goal is to be the go-to electrician for every customer's electrical needs: commercial service, buildouts, fire alarm, controls, generators, air compressors and residential. After 35 years we're growing, and we want apprentices who work hard, learn fast and want to build a career with us.

Schedule

Full time, Monday through Friday
Early starts around 6:30 AM, done by mid-afternoon
Steady, year-round commercial work

What you'll do

Commercial repairs, renovations and buildouts alongside a journeyman
Conduit and pipe bending, rough-in and finish wiring
Panel and service changes, circuits, outlets, switches and fixtures under supervision
Lighting systems, including repairs, pole lighting and parking garage conduit
Learn controls work: motor controls, lighting controls and building controls
Learn generator and transfer switch installs and service
Phone and data cabling
Troubleshoot with a journeyman and learn to diagnose on your own
Talk to customers: explain the work clearly and spot what else their building needs
Mentor helpers on basic tasks
Submit a daily job report and log your hours toward your license

What you need

Maryland apprentice electrician license
Enrolled in, or ready to enroll in, an apprenticeship program
Commercial field experience: buildouts, pipe bending, troubleshooting or service work
Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
Committed to getting your journeyperson license
Clean driving record; we run a driving record check
Comfortable with a background check (no drug screen)
Able to lift 50 pounds, climb ladders and work from lifts
Comfortable working in attics, crawl spaces, ceilings and outdoors in all weather

What we look for

In the field

Understands voltage, current, resistance and Ohm's law on a real job
Knows single-phase versus three-phase, and 120/240, 120/208 and 277/480 systems
Sizes wire to the load and breaker; understands grounding and bonding
Uses a multimeter with confidence; reads basic prints and panel schedules
Knows National Electrical Code basics: box fill, conductor sizing, ground-fault and arc-fault protection
Knows the materials: conduit types, wire and cable, boxes and fittings, breakers, panels and devices, and what to pull before leaving the shop
Controls experience: motor controls, lighting controls or building controls
Generator and transfer switch experience
Fire alarm experience
Pipe bending you're proud of: clean, square, to code
Troubleshooting instinct: you want to find the real problem, not just the symptom
Safety first, every job: lockout and tagout, personal protective equipment, clean job sites

With customers

Explains the work in plain language and leaves customers confident in us
Spots what else a building needs and recommends it on site
Shows up on time, owns mistakes, and follows through

With the team

Effective, proactive communicator who flags problems early and keeps the crew and office in the loop; this is a huge plus
Coachable: takes feedback, asks questions and learns fast
Helps the helper; teaches what you know

With technology

Comfortable with Google Sheets, Google Calendar and phone apps
Learns new apps and tools quickly
Experience with AI tools, especially Claude. Use it to study for your journeyperson exam, look up code and work through troubleshooting
Experience with Jobber, a huge bonus

Who you are

Hungry to grow: you want the license, the skills and the bigger role
Takes pride in the work; it's your name on it too
A good fit for a small, close team where culture matters

Pay and benefits

$28–$42/hr, set by a skills assessment on a live job, with steps up each school year
Sales commission on add-on work you sell on site
Health, dental and vision, 100% paid after a 90-day trial period
Gas paid, take-home van for experienced apprentices
Company phone, $1,000 tool allowance
Paid vacation, accrued as earned
Schooling reimbursed, or paid up front for strong performers
Company-paid safety training: Occupational Safety and Health Administration 10 and National Fire Protection Association 70E

How you move up

We quickly reward effort and merit.

Show up on time
Work hard
Be easy to work with
Show a desire to improve in your trade, day in and day out
Pass your journeyperson exam and move straight to the journeyman band ($45–$60/hr), with profit sharing

Why work here

35 years in Frederick: steady work, established customers
We quickly reward effort and merit
Culture fit matters a lot to us
Real work-life balance
Lots of room to grow for the right person; we promote from within
We invest in education for the right people: licenses, schooling and career advancement

To apply

Text (240) 679-8468 with: