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Compiled from official state licensing boards · Updated May 2026
NEC

Electrician Licensing by State

Master, journeyman, and electrical contractor licensing across all 50 states. NEC code requirements, CE hours, exam providers, bond and insurance details.

50
States covered
85
License profiles
81
State-level licensing
14 hrs
Avg CE per cycle

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50 states with license data · click a state to view requirements

CE load No CE required 1–11 hrs 12+ hrs No data
AL

Alabama

  • Journeyman Electrician
  • Electrical Contractor (Master)
AK

Alaska

  • Electrical Administrator
AZ

Arizona

  • C-11 Commercial Electrical Contractor
AR

Arkansas

  • Journeyman Electrician
  • Master Electrician
CA

California

  • C-10 Electrical Contractor
  • General Electrician Certification
CO

Colorado

  • Residential Wireman
  • Journeyman Electrician
  • Master Electrician
CT

Connecticut

  • E-2 Unlimited Electrical Journeyperson
  • E-1 Unlimited Electrical Contractor
DE

Delaware

  • Journeyperson Electrician
  • Master Electrician
FL

Florida

  • Certified Electrical Contractor
GA

Georgia

  • Class I (Restricted) Electrical Contractor
  • Class II (Unrestricted) Electrical Contractor
HI

Hawaii

  • Journey Worker Electrician
  • Supervising Electrician
ID

Idaho

  • Master Electrician
  • Journeyman Electrician
IL

Illinois

  • Electrical Contractor
IN

Indiana

Municipal
  • Electrician (Municipal Licensing)
IA

Iowa

  • Master Electrician
  • Journeyman Electrician
KS

Kansas

Municipal
  • Electrician (Municipal Licensing)
KY

Kentucky

  • Master Electrician
  • Journeyman Electrician
LA

Louisiana

  • Electrical Contractor
ME

Maine

  • Master Electrician
  • Journeyman Electrician
MD

Maryland

  • Master Electrician
MA

Massachusetts

  • Master Electrician
  • Journeyman Electrician
MI

Michigan

  • Master Electrician
  • Journeyman Electrician
MN

Minnesota

  • Master Electrician (Class A)
  • Journeyworker (Class A)
MS

Mississippi

  • Commercial Electrical Contractor
MO

Missouri

  • Statewide Electrical Contractor
MT

Montana

  • Master Electrician
  • Journeyman Electrician
NE

Nebraska

  • Class A Master Electrician
  • Journeyman Electrician
NV

Nevada

  • C-2 Electrical Contractor
NH

New Hampshire

  • Master Electrician
  • Journeyman Electrician
NJ

New Jersey

  • Electrical Contractor
NM

New Mexico

  • Electrical Contractor (EE-98)
  • Journeyman Electrician (EE-98J)
NY

New York

Municipal
  • Master Electrician (NYC)
NC

North Carolina

  • Electrical Contractor - Unlimited
  • Electrical Contractor - Limited
ND

North Dakota

  • Master Electrician
  • Journeyman Electrician
OH

Ohio

  • Electrical Contractor
OK

Oklahoma

  • Journeyman Electrician
  • Electrical Contractor
OR

Oregon

  • General Journeyman Electrician
  • General Supervising Electrician
PA

Pennsylvania

Municipal
  • Electrical Contractor (Philadelphia)
RI

Rhode Island

  • Journeyman Electrician (B)
  • Electrical Contractor / Master (A)
SC

South Carolina

  • Electrical Contractor
SD

South Dakota

  • Journeyman Electrician
  • Electrical Contractor
TN

Tennessee

  • Limited Licensed Electrician
  • Electrical Contractor (CE)
TX

Texas

  • Master Electrician
  • Journeyman Electrician
UT

Utah

  • Journeyman Electrician
  • Master Electrician
VT

Vermont

  • Journeyman Electrician (Type J)
  • Master Electrician (Type M)
VA

Virginia

  • Journeyman Electrician (Tradesman)
  • Master Electrician (Tradesman)
WA

Washington

  • Journey Level Electrician (01)
  • Master Electrician
WV

West Virginia

  • Journeyman Electrician
  • Master Electrician
WI

Wisconsin

  • Journeyman Electrician
  • Master Electrician
WY

Wyoming

  • Journeyman Electrician
  • Master Electrician

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