Wage and Classification
| Classification | % of Scale | Wage | Benefits |
| Pre-Apprentice | 45% | $13.02 | Partial |
| Pre-Apprentice | 50% | $14.47 | Partial |
| 1st year 1st period | 60% | $17.36 | Health Care and NEBF |
| 1st year 2nd period | 65% | $18.81 | Health Care and NEBF |
| 2nd year | 70% | $20.26 | Health Care, Pension, NEBF |
| 3rd year | 75% | $21.71 | Health Care, Pension, NEBF |
| 4th year | 80% | $24.60 | Health Care, Pension, NEBF |
| Journeyman | 100% | $28.94 | Health Care, Pension, NEBF |
I feel my skill level is at least at Apprentice Level 1 and maybe II, so I want to do it right and work under the IBEW guidelines and get my card and progress to Journeyman from there, because I value the protections the union offers.