Journeyman Electrician
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
Electricians must be licensed in Idaho. There are four certificates of competency available to electricians: Electrical Apprentice registration, Journeyman Electrician license, Master Electrician license, and Electrical Contractor license. Journeyman Electrician Applicants must: 1.) Document a minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience as an Idaho Electrical Apprentice; 2.) Complete four (4) years of approved electrical apprenticeship school; 3.) Pass an exam. Specialty licenses are available in the areas of: Elevator; Sign; Manufacturing/Assembling; Limited Energy; Irrigation Sprinkler; Well Driller/Pump Installer; Refrigeration, Heating & Air Conditioning; Outside Wireman (Lineman); and Photovoltaic (Solar) Installer. Specialty Journeyman Electrician Applicants must: 1.) Document a minimum of 4,000 hours of work experience as an Idaho Electrical Apprentice; 2.) Pass an exam. Term: Licenses are valid for three years before renewal.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Division
- Idaho Division of Building Safety
- Board
- Idaho Electrical Board
- Address
- 1090 E. Watertower St., Suite 150 PO Box 83720 Meridian, ID 83642
- Phone
- (208) 334-3950
- Agency website
- http://dbs.idaho.gov/
- Licence page
- http://dbs.idaho.gov/forms/ele_forms.html#
- Last updated
- March 8, 2018
Occupations (O*NET)
- Electrical Contractor 47-2111.00
Source and verification
This record is Idaho's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Idaho Electrical Board — see the issuing body section above.
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