There is no national minimum — of the 43 JATCs we have checked, only eighteen publish a number (two require a 3, eleven require a 4 and five require a 5). Check your local's own page.
An electrician is paid a base rate of $24 per hour plus 1.5 times the base rate for any hours worked over 40. How much is earned for a 50-hour work week?
no calculator — same as the real test
Pass the IBEW aptitude test.
Get the apprenticeship.
The electrical training ALLIANCE test is two sections — algebra and reading. Some locals use the GAN battery instead, which is a different test entirely. We built the simulator, the question bank, and the study plan that mirrors it — so test day feels like another rep.
Apprentices who passed
Real candidates, real locals, real scores. Same simulator you'll use.
Ran the simulator four times. Test day felt like another rep — finished both sections with time left and scored a Band 8.
Algebra was killing me. Two weeks of the drills and the no-calculator stuff finally clicked. Got the interview callback.
Only eighteen of the 43 locals we have checked publish a minimum score at all. We don't publish pass-rate claims — individual results vary.
What's on the IBEW aptitude test
Two sections, 97 minutes, scored on a 1–9 band. Only eighteen of the 43 locals we have checked publish a minimum score at all. See the local pages.
Algebra & Functions
33 questions in 46 minutes. Word problems, equations, ratios, percentages, basic functions. No calculator.
Reading Comprehension
36 questions in 51 minutes. Dense, unfamiliar factual prose, longer than the official sample, where every answer is findable in the passage.
Three steps to the apprenticeship
Take the free test
18 timed questions. See your weak spots in 14 minutes.
Drill the bank
308 questions across algebra and reading. Explanations on every miss.
Run the simulator
Full 97-minute test. Built to the published format and timing; practice bands are estimates because the real raw-to-band conversion is unpublished.
Free IBEW aptitude test study guides
Plain-English breakdowns of the test, section-by-section. No signup, no fluff.
IBEW Aptitude Test: Complete Guide
Format, scoring, and what to expect on test day.
Algebra & Functions Practice
33 questions in 46 minutes. No calculator.
Reading Comprehension Practice
Dense, unfamiliar factual prose, 51-minute pacing.
Scoring Bands Explained
What the 1–9 band means, and why the number your local needs is not the same as anyone else's.
$20 more than the Drill Pass. Fail the official test and your local may make you wait 3, 6 or 12 months to retake — check your hall's rule.
Rehearse the real thing. Know your practice band before test day.
- Everything in Drill Pass
- Unlimited full-length timed simulations — 33 questions in 46 minutes + 36 in 51, the standard format
- Your practice band (1–9) with section breakdown after every run
- Readiness dashboard — weakest section and your gap to your local's line
- Also included: Mechanical reasoning practice set
- Also included: Application checklist — every document and deadline
- Also included: Interview prep workbook
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Practice the questions. The exam rehearsal stays locked.
- Section drills from the full 308-question bank — algebra and reading, 15 questions at a time
- Explanations on every miss
- Lifetime access · no subscription
- No full-length timed simulation
- No practice band (1–9)
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