Electrician License Requirements Compared Across States

Every state below has been researched for Electrician licensing and verified against an official source, and each links through to the full state page. Sort any column to find the cheapest, fastest, or lightest-continuing-education path.

States compared: 51
Training hours: 600–12,000
Upfront cost: $40–$346


Alabama	8000 hrs	$115	$150	—	Every 1 year
Alaska	8000 hrs	—	$250	16 hrs	Every 2 years
Arizona	—	$127	$127	—	Every 2 years
Arkansas	—	$160	$160	8 hrs	Every 1 year
California	8000 hrs	$100	$175	32 hrs	Every 3 years
Colorado	8000 hrs	$78	$198	24 hrs	Every 3 years
Connecticut	720 hrs	—	$210	4 hrs	Every 1 year
Delaware	8000 hrs	—	$105	10 hrs	Every 2 years
District of Columbia	8000 hrs	$52	$227	—	Every 2 years
Florida	—	—	—	—	—
Georgia	—	—	—	—	—
Hawaii	10000 hrs	—	$346	—	Every 3 years
Idaho	8000 hrs	—	$70	0 hrs	Every 3 years
Illinois	—	—	—	—	—
Indiana	—	—	—	—	—
Iowa	8000 hrs	—	$75	—	Every 3 years
Kansas	—	—	—	12 hrs	—
Kentucky	8000 hrs	—	$100	6 hrs	Every 2 years
Louisiana	—	—	—	—	—
Maine	8000 hrs	—	$150	15 hrs	Every 2 years
Maryland	—	$65	$102	5 hrs	Every 2 years
Massachusetts	600 hrs	—	$330	—	Every 3 years
Michigan	—	$100	$140	—	Every 1 year
Minnesota	8000 hrs	$50	$50	16 hrs	Every 2 years
Mississippi	—	—	—	—	—
Missouri	—	—	—	—	—
Montana	8000 hrs	$75	$265	8 hrs	Every 2 years
Nebraska	—	—	$60	12 hrs	Every 2 years
Nevada	—	—	—	—	—
New Hampshire	8000 hrs	$90	$273	15 hrs	Every 2 years
New Jersey	8000 hrs	—	$40	—	Every 3 years
New Mexico	—	—	$75	16 hrs	Every 3 years
New York	—	—	—	—	—
North Carolina	4000 hrs	—	$190	—	Every 1 year
North Dakota	8000 hrs	—	$50	8 hrs	Every 1 year
Ohio	—	$25	$75	24 hrs	—
Oklahoma	8000 hrs	—	$75	12 hrs	Every 3 years
Oregon	8000 hrs	—	$200	24 hrs	Every 3 years
Pennsylvania	—	—	—	—	—
Rhode Island	8000 hrs	$75	$222	15 hrs	Every 2 years
South Carolina	—	—	—	—	—
South Dakota	8000 hrs	—	$140	16 hrs	Every 2 years
Tennessee	—	—	$50	—	Every 2 years
Texas	8000 hrs	$78	$108	4 hrs	Every 1 year
Utah	8000 hrs	$85	$201	16 hrs	Every 2 years
Vermont	12000 hrs	—	$115	15 hrs	Every 3 years
Virginia	8000 hrs	$100	$271.75	3 hrs	Every 3 years
Washington	8000 hrs	$105	$219.6	24 hrs	Every 3 years
West Virginia	2000 hrs	—	$75	—	Every 1 year
Wisconsin	8000 hrs	$95	$230	24 hrs	Every 4 years
Wyoming	8000 hrs	—	$100	16 hrs	Every 3 years

Total upfront fees = application fee + license fee + exam fees, from each state's fee schedule. Exam fee total is exam fees only. "—" means the figure wasn't found or doesn't apply in that state.