Union
IBEW Local 278
Electricians' and linemen's union · Corpus Christi, TX
Coastal Bend
Apprenticeships
Takes applications all year
Takes applications all year
Inside Wireman Apprenticeship
Electrician · Texas Gulf Coast Electrical JATC · 4 years (8,000 work hours)
You'll need: 18 or older, high school diploma or GED with one credit of Algebra 1, physically able, $20 fee; aptitude test (score of 3) then interview; apply online
Job calls
IBEW Local 278 sends its members out to jobs from the hall and posts its job calls on its own site. The calls aren't listed on SkillsTradeJobs, so check theirs directly.
Roll call 8 AM, dispatch 8:30 AM
- Job calls are announced on the hall's job line, 361-855-7775 (call after 5:30 daily).
- To get a referral, sign the Day Book between 8:00 and 8:30 AM. Referrals are written starting at 8:30 AM.
- Every call needs a valid Texas driver license or ID, a Social Security card, a Texas electrical license and a current dues receipt.
Sign the books
- Re-sign from the 10th through the 16th of each month; you can do it on the hall's website.
Electrician and lineman jobs around Corpus Christi
1 open job from employers on SkillsTradeJobs, not from the hall's dispatch.
Electrician - Austin Industrial - (Corpus Christi, TX)
Austin Industries · Corpus Christi, TX
Jobs without a date were confirmed open today.
From the union
About IBEW Local 278
IBEW Local 278 in Corpus Christi is mainly an inside local of about 500 members, most of them inside wiremen working residential, commercial and industrial jobs; it also dispatches journeyman linemen.
