For US journeyman electricians

Journeyman electrician license by state.

Licensing rules vary wildly by state — some license statewide, others leave it to the city, and the exam can be written to a different NEC edition than the one you studied. Find your state's authority, exam vendor, and code edition.

NEC 2017 2020 2023

All states & DC

Tap your state for its licensing authority, exam vendor, and NEC edition.

AL
Alabama
Yes — statewide
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AK
Alaska
Yes — statewide
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AZ
Arizona
No — local/municipal
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AR
Arkansas
Yes — statewide
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CA
California
Yes — statewide ("certification")
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CO
Colorado
Yes — statewide
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CT
Connecticut
Yes — statewide
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DE
Delaware
Yes — statewide
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FL
Florida
No — local/municipal
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GA
Georgia
No statewide JW tier
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HI
Hawaii
Yes — statewide
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ID
Idaho
Yes — statewide
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IL
Illinois
No — local/municipal
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IN
Indiana
No — local/municipal
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IA
Iowa
Yes — statewide
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KS
Kansas
No — local/municipal
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KY
Kentucky
Yes — statewide
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LA
Louisiana
No — local/parish
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ME
Maine
Yes — statewide
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MD
Maryland
Yes — statewide
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MA
Massachusetts
Yes — statewide
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MI
Michigan
Yes — statewide
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MN
Minnesota
Yes — statewide
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MS
Mississippi
No — local/municipal
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MO
Missouri
No — local/municipal
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MT
Montana
Yes — statewide
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NE
Nebraska
Yes — statewide
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NV
Nevada
No — local/municipal
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NH
New Hampshire
Yes — statewide
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NJ
New Jersey
Yes — statewide
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NM
New Mexico
Yes — statewide
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NY
New York
No — local/municipal
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NC
North Carolina
No — local/municipal
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ND
North Dakota
Yes — statewide
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OH
Ohio
No — local/municipal
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OK
Oklahoma
Yes — statewide
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OR
Oregon
Yes — statewide
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PA
Pennsylvania
No — no statewide license
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RI
Rhode Island
Yes — statewide
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SC
South Carolina
Local w/ statewide standard (NOT a state license)
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SD
South Dakota
Yes — statewide
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TN
Tennessee
Partial: LLE statewide; JW local
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TX
Texas
Yes — statewide
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UT
Utah
Yes — statewide
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VT
Vermont
Yes — statewide
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VA
Virginia
Yes — statewide
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WA
Washington
Yes — statewide
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DC
Washington DC
Yes — statewide
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WV
West Virginia
Yes — statewide
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WI
Wisconsin
Yes — statewide
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WY
Wyoming
Yes — statewide
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Whether you need a journeyman electrician license — and who issues it — depends entirely on your state. Many states license statewide through a board that contracts the exam to PSI, Pearson VUE, or PROV; others have no statewide journeyman tier and leave licensing to individual cities and counties. Knowing which applies to you is the first step to sitting the exam.

Just as important is the NEC edition your state tests on. Loomi covers NEC 2017, 2020, and 2023, so you can drill against the exact code your state's journeyman exam is written to — not a year you'll never be tested on.

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