Electrician Exam Guides

Wyoming Electrician License Guide: Exam Requirements, Fees & NEC Edition (2026)
Home › Electrician Exam Guides by State › Wyoming Wyoming Electrician License Guide: Exam Requirements, Fees & NEC Edition (2026) Wyoming licenses electricians statewide through the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office (WSFM) — a genuinely long apprenticeship-to-master pipeline, a fee schedule that scales cleanly by license tier, and a NEC adoption policy that's actually mid-transition as of this writing. Here's exactly how the system works, straight from WSFM's own licensing page. Last verified: September 2026. Sourced from the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office (WSFM) Electrical Licensing page (wsfm.wyo.gov). Always confirm... Read more...
Wisconsin Electrician License Guide: Exam Requirements, Fees & NEC Edition (2026)
Home › Electrician Exam Guides by State › Wisconsin Wisconsin Electrician License Guide: Exam Requirements, Fees & NEC Edition (2026) Wisconsin's Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) runs one of the more specific open-book exam formats in the country — everything has to fit in a single three-ring binder, in a precise combination of state code, printed notes, and named reference books. And the NEC edition on DSPS's own current exam page may surprise you: it's still the 2017 edition, not 2023. Here's exactly what DSPS's site confirms today.... Read more...
West Virginia Electrician License Guide: Exam Requirements, Fees & NEC Edition (2026)
Home › Electrician Exam Guides by State › West Virginia West Virginia Electrician License Guide: Exam Requirements, Fees & NEC Edition (2026) West Virginia just changed its electrician exam in a way that matters if you're studying right now: as of January 1, 2026, the state moved to the 2023 NEC and restructured the Master, Journeyman, and Single Family Dwelling exams into a new 50-question format. If you're using older prep material, it may already be out of date. Here's what's confirmed directly from the State Fire Marshal's Office, and... Read more...
Vermont Electrician License Guide: Exam Requirements, Fees & NEC Edition (2026)
Home › Electrician Exam Guides by State › Vermont Vermont Electrician License Guide: Exam Requirements, Fees & NEC Edition (2026) Vermont's Division of Fire Safety licenses electricians through an unusually granular system — beyond the standard Journeyman and Master exams, there are more than a dozen separate "Type-S" specialty exams covering everything from lightning rod installation to gas pump wiring. All of them are administered by Prov and reference the 2023 NEC. Here's exactly how the system works, straight from Prov's current candidate bulletin. Last verified: September 2026. Sourced from... Read more...
Utah Electrician License Guide: Exam Requirements, Fees & NEC Edition (2026)
Home › Electrician Exam Guides by State › Utah Utah Electrician License Guide: Exam Requirements, Fees & NEC Edition (2026) Utah overhauled its electrician exam structure on August 1, 2025 — and a lot of what's floating around online still describes the old system. Journeyman and Residential candidates now sit a single combined Theory-and-Code exam instead of two separate tests, and Master Electricians no longer take a trade knowledge exam at all — just a new Law and Rules exam. Here's exactly how the current system works, straight from Prov's... Read more...
South Dakota Electrician License Guide: Exam Requirements, Fees & NEC Edition (2026)
Home › Electrician Exam Guides by State › South Dakota South Dakota Electrician License Guide: Exam Requirements, Fees & NEC Edition (2026) South Dakota's Electrical Commission licenses electricians statewide, but the exams themselves are written and delivered by the International Code Council (ICC) through Pearson VUE — not PSI, despite what some third-party sites claim. All three South Dakota electrical exams are open book and reference the 2023 NEC. Here's exactly how the system works, straight from ICC's own current candidate bulletin and the SD Electrical Commission. Last verified: September... Read more...
South Carolina Electrician License Guide: Exam Requirements, Fees & NEC Edition (2026)
Home › Electrician Exam Guides by State › South Carolina South Carolina Electrician License Guide: Exam Requirements, Fees & NEC Edition (2026) South Carolina splits electrical licensing into two completely separate systems depending on the size of the job: a Residential Electrical Specialty license from the Residential Builders Commission for jobs over $500, and a Mechanical Contractor's Electrical classification from the Contractors' Licensing Board for commercial work over $10,000. Both are tested through PSI, but with different exams, different fees, and — as our research found — different levels of... Read more...
Rhode Island Electrician License Guide: Exam Requirements, Fees & NEC Edition (2026)
Home › Electrician Exam Guides by State › Rhode Island Rhode Island Electrician License Guide: Exam Requirements, Fees & NEC Edition (2026) Rhode Island runs its own electrician exams directly — no PSI, no ICC, no Prov. The Department of Labor and Training's Professional Regulations Unit administers everything itself, and the state licenses more distinct electrical-trade categories than almost any other state we've covered: sixteen separate license classes, from standard Electrical Contractor down to Lightning Protection Installer. Here's exactly how it works, straight from DLT's own application packet and the... Read more...
Pennsylvania Electrician License Guide: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh & Allentown Exams
Home › Electrician Exam Guides by State › Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Electrician License Guide: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh & Allentown Exams (2026) Pennsylvania has no statewide electrician license. Licensing is entirely municipal — each of the state's roughly 2,500+ municipalities can set its own rules, and most electricians outside a handful of major cities may face no formal local exam at all. The exams that do exist are run by the International Code Council (ICC) through Pearson VUE, on behalf of individual cities. This guide covers exactly how the three largest documented programs... Read more...
Ohio Electrical Contractor License: Exam Requirements, NEC Edition & Fees
Home › Electrician Exam Guides by State › Ohio Ohio Electrical Contractor License: Exam Requirements, NEC Edition & Fees (2026) Ohio doesn't license individual journeyman or master electricians at the state level — the Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB) only licenses Electrical Contractors. If you're an employee working under a licensed contractor, the state has no exam for you at all; that's handled locally. Here's exactly how OCILB's contractor exam works, straight from the PSI Candidate Information Bulletin. Last verified: September 2026. Sourced from the PSI "Ohio Construction Industry... Read more...
North Dakota Electrician License Guide: Exam Format, Fees & Reference Rules
Home › Electrician Exam Guides by State › North Dakota North Dakota Electrician License Guide: Exam Format, Fees & Reference Rules (2026) North Dakota runs one of the more unusual exam structures in the country: every license-level exam is split into a closed-book hour followed by an open-book block — and for the open portion, the state supplies the code book itself. You don't bring your own tabbed, highlighted copy into a North Dakota electrical exam. Here's exactly how the North Dakota State Electrical Board (NDSEB) runs licensing, straight from... Read more...
New York Electrician License Guide: NYC Master & Special Electrician Exams
Home › Electrician Exam Guides by State › New York New York Electrician License Guide: NYC Master & Special Electrician Exams (2026) New York State has no statewide electrician license at all. Licensing is entirely local — and New York City runs the largest, most structured program in the state through its Department of Buildings (DOB). The single most important fact for anyone studying for it: the NYC written exam is closed book. You cannot bring a code book, notes, or any reference material into the room. This guide covers... Read more...