Journeyman electrician exam by state
Short answer
There is no national journeyman electrician exam. Each state, and in some states each city or county, sets its own exam, NEC edition, passing score and experience requirement. Pick your state for the exam format, requirements, published pass rates and how to pass.
Choose your state
More states are being added. Each page is checked against the state's licensing board and its candidate information bulletin, and links to them.
What changes from state to state
- Who licenses you: a state board in most states; cities or counties in a few.
- The NEC edition: states adopt new editions on their own schedule. Some test on the 2023 NEC, others on the 2026 edition.
- The exam: testing vendor, number of questions, time limit, passing score and whether calculations are a separate part.
- Experience: commonly around 8,000 hours of supervised work, but it varies.