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Arizona Electrician License Guide

Board of Industrial Trades

A study guide overview of District of Columbia electrician licensing topics.

licensing of electrical contractors, master electricians, and electricians

KRS 227A.040(1) requires the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to administer and enforce

Maine Electrician License Guide

Montana Electrician License Guide

A study guide overview of Montana electrician licensing topics, with links to the official board sources used for this page.

Nebraska Electrician License Guide

A study guide overview of Nebraska electrician licensing topics, with links to the official board sources used for this page.

Vermont Electrician License Guide

A study guide overview of Vermont electrician licensing topics, with links to the official board sources used for this page.

Alabama Electrician License Guide

Electrician Journeyman 8 AAC 90.160

Board of Electrical Examiners

master electrician, journeyman electrician, residential master electrician, residential journeyman electrician

Exams are now offered through PSI

You can find your specific exam reference materials including a study guide blueprint in the Candidate Bulletin on PSI’s website.

Electrician Certification Program

schedule your exam through Pearson Vue

Chicago Electrician License: Exam, Steps & Fees (2026)

Illinois has no statewide electrician license. In Chicago, the City of Chicago Department of Buildings administers its own exam using the Chicago Electrical Code. This guide covers journeyman and contractor requirements, the exam format, and how to prepare.

NYC Electrician License: Master & Special (2026)

New York City has no connection to a statewide electrician license, the NYC Department of Buildings administers its own Master Electrician and Special Electrician licenses. This guide covers both credentials, the exam format, experience requirements, and how NYC licensing compares to upstate New York.

Philadelphia Electrician License: Exam & Fees (2026)

Pennsylvania has no statewide electrician license. Philadelphia administers its own journeyman and electrical contractor licensing through the Department of Licenses and Inspections. This guide covers both credentials, the exam format, experience requirements, and what to expect in the Philly market.

California Electrician License Guide

A study guide overview of California electrician licensing topics, with links to the official board sources used for this page.

Applicants for statewide Electrical Contractor license must document a minimum of 4 years of Primary experience in the electrical field as would be covered by the Georgia Electrical Code

Statewide Class I Electrical Contractor licenses are restricted to electrical contracting involving single-phase electrical installations that do not exceed 200 amperes at the service drop or the service lateral. Class II Electrical Contractor licenses are unrestricted.

Iowa Electrician License Guide

A study guide overview of Iowa electrician licensing topics, with links to the official board sources used for this page.

Maryland Electrician License Guide

A study guide overview of Maryland electrician licensing topics, with links to the official board sources used for this page.

Oklahoma Electrician License Guide

8,000 Verifiable hours on the job experience in the electrical construction trade as a registered apprentice under the direct supervision of a licensed journeyman or licensed contractor

Colorado Electrician License: Requirements & Exam (2026)

Colorado issues electrician licenses through the State Electrical Board under DORA (Division of Professions and Occupations). The path runs Apprentice → Journeyman → Master → Electrical Contractor, with 8,000 hours of OJT required for the Journeyman license and a PSI-administered NEC 2023 exam. Here's everything you need to know to get licensed in 2026.

Connecticut Electrician License: Requirements & Exam (2026)

Connecticut requires a state license for all electrical work. Here's everything you need, from 8,000 hours of OJT to the E-1 journeyman exam and biennial renewal.

Delaware Electrician License: Requirements & Exam (2026)

Delaware licenses electricians through the Division of Professional Regulation (DELPRO). Here's everything you need, from OJT hours to the journeyman exam and biennial renewal.

Electrician Licensing Guide

A study guide overview of electrician licensing topics.

Indiana Electrician License: Requirements & Exam (2026)

Indiana has no state-level electrician or electrical contractor license. Licensing is handled locally by cities such as Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville, and South Bend. Here's what you need to know for 2026.

Kansas Electrician License: Requirements & Exam (2026)

Kansas has no statewide electrician license. Licensing is handled by cities and counties such as Wichita, Topeka, Overland Park, and Kansas City (KS), most using ICC exams. Here's how it works.

Mississippi Electrician License: Requirements & Exam (2026)

Mississippi has no statewide journeyman or master license. The Mississippi State Board of Contractors (MSBOC) licenses contractors, while individual electrician licensing is handled by cities like Jackson, Gulfport, Biloxi, and Hattiesburg.

Missouri Electrician License: State & Local Rules (2026)

Missouri's electrical licensing is handled primarily at the local level. Here's everything you need to know, from Kansas City and St. Louis requirements to statewide contractor licensing.

New Hampshire Electrician License: OPLC Exam (2026)

New Hampshire licenses electricians through the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC). Here's everything you need, from OJT hours to the journeyman exam and biennial renewal.

New Mexico Electrician License: EE98J Exam (2026)

New Mexico requires a state license for all electrical work through the Construction Industries Division (CID). Here's everything you need, from 8,000 hours of OJT to the EE98J journeyman exam and annual renewal.

North Dakota Electrician License: Requirements & Exam (2026)

North Dakota licenses electricians through the North Dakota State Electrical Board (NDSEB). Here's everything you need, from 8,000 hours of OJT to the journeyman exam and annual renewal.

Oregon Electrician License: Requirements & Exam (2026)

From 8,000 hours of apprenticeship to the Oregon journeyman exam, everything you need to get licensed and working in the Portland metro and beyond.

South Carolina Electrician License: SCCLB Exam (2026)

South Carolina requires a state license for all electrical work. Here's the full breakdown, OJT hours, the PSI journeyman exam, fees, and how to apply through LLR.

South Dakota Electrician License: Requirements & Exam (2026)

South Dakota licenses electricians through the Electrical Commission. Here's everything you need, from OJT hours to the journeyman exam and annual renewal.

Tennessee LLE License & Practice Test Guide (2026)

Tennessee has no statewide journeyman or master electrician license. The state offers the Limited Licensed Electrician (LLE) permit and the electrical contractor (CE) license, with local licenses in places like Memphis and Shelby County.

Utah Electrician License: Requirements & Exam (2026)

Utah requires a state license for all electrical work. Here's everything you need, from apprenticeship hours to the journeyman exam and biennial renewal through DOPL.

Washington Electrician License: L&I Exam Guide (2026)

Everything you need to know about Washington electrician licensing, from 8,000 hours of supervised OJT to the open-book PSI exam on NEC 2023 and Washington's limited reciprocity provisions.

West Virginia Electrician License: Exam Guide (2026)

West Virginia licenses electricians through the State Fire Marshal's office. Here's everything you need, from OJT hours to the journeyman exam and annual renewal.

Wisconsin Electrician License 2026: DSPS Exam Guide

Everything Wisconsin electricians need to know, from 8,000 hours of OJT to the journeyman exam and biennial renewal with 24 CE hours.

Wyoming Electrician License: Requirements & Exam (2026)

Wyoming licenses electricians through the Wyoming Electrical Board. Here's everything you need, from OJT hours to the journeyman exam and annual renewal.

Virginia Electrician License: Journeyman & Master (2026)

Virginia licenses individual electricians through the Board for Contractors at DPOR as Journeyman or Master tradesmen. Separate contractor licenses (Class A, B, or C) are required to bid jobs, and an electrical contractor license requires a master electrician tradesman.

Minnesota Electrician License Guide

Class A journeyworker electrician, the minimum total is 48 months

Master Electrician license issued by the State of Michigan.

Examinations are conducted by PSI.

Nevada Electrician License Guide

A study guide overview of Nevada electrician licensing topics, with links to the official board sources used for this page.

North Carolina Electrician License: NCBEEC Exam (2026)

North Carolina licenses electrical contractors through the NC State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, a three-tier system (Limited, Intermediate, Unlimited) with PSI-administered exams, open-book NEC testing, and reciprocity agreements with 11 states.

Hawaii Electrician License: No Reciprocity (2026)

Hawaii has some of the strictest electrician licensing rules in the country, no reciprocity with any state, mandatory University of Hawaii coursework, and a PSI exam where you can't even bring your own code book. Here's the complete breakdown of license types, experience requirements, exam format, fees, and continuing education.

Louisiana Electrician License: Requirements & Exam (2026)

Louisiana licenses electrical contractors through the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC). There is no statewide journeyman electrician license, journeyman licensing is handled at the parish or city level. Here's everything you need to get your Class A or Class B electrical contractor license.

Rhode Island Electrician License: Closed-Book Exam (2026)

Rhode Island gives you a closed-book electrician exam, zero reciprocity with other states, and requires a registered 4-year apprenticeship before you can even sit for it. Here's the full breakdown of license types, experience requirements, exam format, fees, and continuing education.

Florida Electrician License Guide

A study guide overview of Florida electrician licensing topics, with links to the official board sources used for this page.

New Jersey Electrician License: EET & Exam (2026)

New Jersey licenses electricians at two distinct levels, the Electrical Contractor business license and the individual Electrician Certificate of Registration (EET/journeyman). No reciprocity with any other state, and contractors must pass a three-part PSI exam.

Ohio Electrician License: OCILB & City Rules (2026)

Ohio licenses electrical contractors through the OCILB under the Department of Commerce, a contractor-only state model with PSI exams and local journeyman requirements in two cities: Hamilton and Middletown.

Pennsylvania Electrician License: No State Exam (2026)

Pennsylvania is one of the few states with no statewide electrician license, electrical licensing is handled entirely at the municipal level. What you need depends entirely on where you work.

Massachusetts Electrician License: Journeyman & Master

Massachusetts licenses electricians through the Board of State Examiners of Electricians, a two-tier system with separate journeyman and master licenses, a two-part PSI exam, and some of the most specific education requirements in the country.

How to Get an Electrician License in Illinois in 2026

Illinois is one of the few major states with no statewide electrician license. Licensing is entirely local, and if you're working in Chicago, that means passing the Chicago Supervising Electrician exam. Here's exactly how it works in 2026.

Texas Electrician License Guide

New York Electrician License Exam Prep | GetLicenseReady

New York doesn't issue a statewide electrician license, licensing is handled city by city. Here's what you need to know for NYC and other major jurisdictions.