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Electrician License Requirements in New Hampshire

Verified · July 2026
Training hours
8000 hrs
Upfront cost
$273
Exam
Journeyman Electrician Examination
Renewal cycle
Every 2 years
Issuing board
New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification)

How to get licensed

  1. 1

    Meet the prerequisites

    Pass a criminal background check. No minimum age is explicitly stated for journeyman licensure in the rules or application reviewed in this research pass (some third-party guides claim 18, but this was not confirmed on an official page). Applicants must disclose any felony convictions not annulled under RSA 651:5 and any prior license suspension/revocation/sanction in any jurisdiction, provide 3 professional references unrelated to the applicant, and attach a recent color photograph, per the Board's Journeyman Electrician application (Elec 302.04). [1]

  2. 2

    Complete approved training

    Complete 8000 hours of training. 8,000 hours of on-the-job training in the electrical trade, verified by certification for each place of employment, per the Board's Journeyman Electrician application. No separate fixed classroom-hour figure is stated on the application itself (education is listed but not required to a specific hour count for the standard experience-based path). [1]

  3. 3

    Journeyman Electrician Examination

    Pass the Journeyman Electrician Examination (fee: $90). 110 questions, open-book, 4.5 hours, based on the 2020 NEC; fee is the same whether testing for the first time or retaking Fee effective 2/1/2025 per Prov's official Candidate Information Bulletin (dated 2025.01.20, marked DRAFT but the current fee-effective document found). Prov replaced PSI as NH's electrician exam vendor; some third-party guides still incorrectly cite PSI. Retrieved via archive.org snapshot dated 2025-03-04 because oplc.nh.gov blocks automated fetches (403). [2]

  4. 4

    Submit your application

    Submit your application to New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) with the $50 application fee. [3]

  5. 5

    Receive your license

    Once your application is approved, New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) issues your Journeyman Electrician License for New Hampshire.

Fees

Fee Amount
Application fee [3] $50
License fee [3] $133
Renewal fee [3] $100
Journeyman Electrician Examination [2] $90

Application fee ($50 for a journeyman or master application) confirmed via NH Admin. Code Elec 305.04, retrieved from the state legislature's rules mirror (gc.nh.gov). License fees are set by Plc 1002.13: $133 for an initial license or reinstatement after prior-license expiration (2-year term), $100 for renewal (2-year term) — retrieved via a Cornell Law (LII) mirror of the same NH administrative rule because oplc.nh.gov itself blocks automated fetches. It is unclear from the rule text whether the $50 Elec 305.04 application fee is additive to or included within the $133 Plc 1002.13 initial fee — flagging this for human verification rather than asserting either way. The $90 exam fee (see exams[]) is paid separately to Prov.

Renewal & continuing education

Renew every 2 years. 15 continuing education hours required per cycle.

Renewal cycle is 2 years from the date of issuance (NH Admin. Code Elec 401.01). Every code cycle, journeyman and master licensees must show proof of 15 hours of instruction on changes to the latest published edition of NFPA 70 (the NEC), with at least 1 of those 15 hours covering RSA 319-C, administrative rules, and installation concerns. Certificates of completion are submitted to OPLC through CE Broker.

Reciprocity

Endorsement/reciprocity from another state is available.

Per the Board's own reciprocal application form, New Hampshire grants reciprocal Journeyman licensure to holders of a current license from: Maine (must include a printout from the Maine Board's website), Massachusetts or Vermont (must include a certified statement from that state), or — journeyman only — Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, or Wyoming. Per Plc 313.24, reciprocal/endorsement applicants must have at least 1 year of professional experience in the licensure category sought. The Massachusetts reciprocity is mutual — Massachusetts's own Board confirms its only reciprocity agreement is with NH (see electrician--ma.json). No multistate electrician licensure compact exists for this occupation, so compacts is empty.

1 state-approved training provider in New Hampshire — browse programs and compare schools on tradecolleges.org.

Cost calculator

  • $50
  • $133
  • $90
Total$273

Frequently asked questions

How much experience do I need before I can apply for a New Hampshire journeyman electrician license?

8,000 hours of verified on-the-job training in the electrical trade, with certification from each employer.

Who administers the journeyman exam and what does it cost?

Prov, Inc., under contract with the NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification. The exam fee is $90 (effective 2/1/2025), the same for first attempts or retakes. The exam is 110 open-book questions in 4.5 hours, based on the 2020 NEC.

How often do I need to renew, and is continuing education required?

Every 2 years from the date of issuance. Each code cycle, you must complete 15 hours of instruction on NEC changes, with at least 1 hour on RSA 319-C and administrative rule/installation-concern changes, submitted through CE Broker.

Does New Hampshire offer reciprocity with other states?

Yes — with Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont via specific documentation requirements, and journeyman-only reciprocity with Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Applicants need at least 1 year of professional experience in the license category sought.

What documentation does the Board require with my application?

Disclosure of any non-annulled felony convictions or prior license suspension/revocation/sanction in any jurisdiction, three professional references unrelated to you, and a color photograph taken within the last 6 months.

Sources

  1. [1] oplc.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt441/files/inline-documents/electricians-journeyman-application_v2.pdf — accessed 2026-07-11
  2. [2] oplc.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt441/files/inline-documents/prov_cib_nh_electrical_inc_written_site_inst_2025.01.20.pdf — accessed 2026-07-11
  3. [3] law.cornell.edu/regulations/new-hampshire/N-H-Admin-Code-SS-Plc-1002.13 — accessed 2026-07-11
  4. [4] gc.nh.gov/rules/state_agencies/elec100-400.html — accessed 2026-07-11
  5. [5] oplc.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt441/files/inline-documents/sonh/electrician-application.pdf — accessed 2026-07-11