CRITICAL NOTE: No program participant (apprentice, CW or CE) will advance, including to Journeyman status, without having an active CPR,
First Aid and OSHA 10 card. One must also meet any requirements listed per classification.
Construction Wireman (CW)
There are 5 levels for those in the CW program.
NOTE: Those with 3,500 hours of documented work experience in electrical construction may challenge exams to determine classification as a CW.
Exams may consist of both written and practical (hands-on) testing.
| Classification |
Wage % of JW |
OJT Hours |
Training Requirements for advancement to the next step |
| CW1 |
41 |
1,000 |
Complete OSHA 10 Training, CPR, and First Aid Training. Must Sit for the Aptitude Test. |
| CW2 |
45 |
3,500 |
Complete a specific Conduit Bending and an approved DC Theory course. Sit for the Aptitude Test if not already passed. |
| CW3 |
49 |
5,000 |
Complete an approved course for AC Theory And a course for Electrical Code studies. Sit for the Aptitude Test if not already passed. |
| CW4 |
53 |
6,500 |
Complete any two Code (NEC) approved Courses available. Complete an approved course for transformer theory and Application.
Sit for the Aptitude Test if not already passed. |
| CW5 |
57 |
8,000 |
Complete an approved course for motors or Motor Controls and a NEC (Code) course.
Sit for the Aptitude Test if not already passed. |
NOTE: A CW can be advanced to CE1 with all of the following: 8,000 hours worked in our CW Program with good work reports,
current CPR, First Aid, OSHA 10, OSHA 30 and 70E training, and pass the Level 1 Craft Certification Exam.