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Electrician schools in Alabama

Alabama has 10 accredited campuses awarding electrician credentials. If you finish and work as an electrician in Alabama, expect to start around $37,640–$46,120 and reach a median of $55,690 with experience; the top quarter earn $64,450 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Alabama). Graduates of these Alabama programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $35,191 in their first year, against $34,710 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What electricians earn in Alabama

$37,640starting (10th percentile)
$46,120early career (25th)
$55,690median, all experience
$64,450experienced (75th)
$78,230top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 10,900 employed in Alabama. National median: $63,190.

Campuses in Alabama, ranked by what their graduates earned

10campuses in Alabama
497credentials awarded / yr
$35,191median earnings, yr 1 (Alabama)
$34,710median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BirminghamDeatsvilleDothanHuntsvilleJasperMobileMontgomeryMuscle ShoalsSelmaTuscaloosa

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Bevill State Community College Jasper Public 211 $37,289 not reported 38% not reported
Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa Public 46 $33,093 not reported 30% not reported
J F Ingram State Technical College Deatsville Public 127 not reported not reported 21% not reported
Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals Public 59 not reported not reported 39% not reported
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan Public 25 not reported not reported 35% not reported
George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma Public 10 not reported not reported 41% not reported
Bishop State Community College Mobile Public 8 not reported not reported 36% not reported
Fortis Institute-Birmingham Birmingham for-profit 8 not reported not reported 34% not reported
H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery Public 2 not reported not reported 16% not reported
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville Public 1 not reported not reported 14% not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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