Wages Starting pay, (no experience necessary) starts at $12.53 per hour. As Apprentices advance through the 11 period levels of the program, the wage rate (based on percentage of the Journeyman wireman rate) increases with each period level. See scale below:
(Effective June 1, 2010)
PERIOD
%
HOURLY WAGE
MINIMUM HOURS
1
45
$12.53
0
2
50
$13.93
1000
3
55
$15.32
2000
4
57
$15.87
2750
5
60
$16.71
3500
6
63
$17.55
4250
7
65
$18.10
5000
8
70
$19.50
5750
9
75
$20.89
6500
10
85
$23.67
7250
11(J)
100
$27.85
Please remember that your monthly work reports are due to the JATC by the 7th of every month. We do not accept faxed copies from Apprentices attending school in Topeka.