Salary Comparison –

College Verses Apprenticeship

​Average Starting Salary for ALL College Grads: $50,000 - $52,000 a year Average

​Starting Salary for an Apprenticeship Graduate: Base = $64,812 a year - $83,000 a year with all benefits.


HIGHSCHOOL PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS WE'RE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

ETAJAX Pre-Apprenticeship Classes are being taught in the following area high schools:

​​​   CONSTRUCTION WIREMAN

CONSTRUCTION ELECTRICIAN
The Construction Wireman and Construction Electrician program, also known as the CWCE program, is designed to provide experienced Electrical Workers with pathways into the IBEW/NECA (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and National Electrical Contractors Association) organization by providing competitive pay and benefits based on documented and evaluated experience and knowledge/skill levels.

​​Pre-Apprenticeship

The Registered Pre- Apprenticeship Program is a partnership with several high schools around Jacksonville and the surrounding counties.

Our Pre-Apprenticeship program gives High School Seniors the opportunity to complete their full 1st year of curriculum at their High School. Upon completion, these students will have the opportunity to direct place into the 2nd year of Apprenticeship.

Electrician  Apprentice

​​Is a competency‐based approach, involving successful demonstration of acquired skills and knowledge by an apprentice, as verified by the program sponsor, with an on‐the‐job learning component and related technical instruction (RTI).


Electrical Training Alliance of Jacksonville (ETAJAX) Apprenticeship APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

The Electrical training alliance of jacksonville is a 5 year electrical apprenticeship training program.   Apprentices work full time during the Day for sponsor contractors and attend class 2 nights a week.  As INSIDE AND VDV apprentices advance through our program, they will receive annual increases in pay based on their classification. BENEFITS FOR APPRENTICES INCLUDE hEALTH AND WELFARE AND PARTICIPATION IN NEBF RETIREMENT.


etajax is committed to the education of apprentices and journey-workers in the organized electrical industry. OUR strong commitment manifests itself in quality apprenticeship and journey-WORKER level training in commercialand industrial electrical technology, AS WELL AS  voice-data-video (VDV)technology. 


ALL OF OUR INSTRUCTORS ARE GRADUATES OF ETAJAX. MOST ARE MASTER ELECTRICAL LICENSE HOLDERS AND/OR COLLEGE GRADUATES AND ARE CURRENTLY WORKING IN THE TRADE.  oUR FACULTY HOLD FULL TIME JOBS IN trade related POSITIONS such AS INSIDE WIREMAN, PROJECT MANAGERS, ESTIMATERS, facility maintenance, construction SAFETY OFFICERS and BUSINESS OWNERS.  oUR APPRENTICES RECEIVE A WIDE VARIETY OF TRADE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE TAUGHT TO THEM FROM EXPERIENCED AND HIGHLY EDUCATED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.


ETAJAX IS conTINUALLY updating, improving and developing OUR state-of-the-art training program and facilities TO MEET rising INDUSTRY NEEDS and standards. CONTINUING EDUCATIONAL COURSES FOR JOURNEY-WORKERS INCLUDE - NFPA 70E, osha 30, photovoltaic solar technology, electrical vehicle infrastructure technology, motor control systems, nec code and security access technology.



STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math -

Our Apprenticeship program focuses on the theory based application of electricity and the science behind it. Our students learn how to calculate conductor resistance, electron flow, voltage drop, and other variables that affect electrical installations. All of these factors have a math based component that the student uses to solve complex electrical calculations. Another element of the science of electrical problem solving is the use of technology in the form of high-tech digital meters to test, read and  record ampacity, voltage  and resistance.

Hybrid Apprentice

The hybrid approach requires the apprentice to complete a specified minimum number of on‐the‐job‐learning hours and related technical instruction (RTI) hours to demonstrate competency in the defined subject areas.
Hybrid applicants can enter the electrical apprenticeship program on an accelerated schedule due to their prior training and experience.

University Christian School

5520 University Blvd. West

Jacksonville, FL 32216 

904-737-6330

FSCJ PSAV Electrical Program
601 W State Street

Jacksonville, FL 32202 

904-632-3116

​​​Electrical Apprenticeship Programs
include Inside Wireman, Hybrid,
​Pre-Apprenticeship and VDV Telecommunications

Our comprehensive 5-year electrical apprenticeship program ensures that each of our electricians is ready to provide our customers with the highest quality of knowledge and craftsmanship. Keeping pace with technology is a vital link in our education process.  The electrical industry is constantly changing and we believe that electrical education is a continual learning process.

Fernandina Beach High School
​435 Citrona Drive

Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 

904-491-7937

Oakleaf High School
4035 Plantation Oaks Blvd.

Orange Park, FL 32065

904-336-8375

Baker County High School
1 Wildcat Drive

Glen St. Mary, FL 32040

904-259-6286


Bean Center for Nassau County High School Students
​76346 William Burgess Blvd,

Yulee, FL 32097  

904-548-4400