Next Steps: Getting Licensed After Your Apprenticeship

Congratulations — you did it!
Completing your 4-year electrical apprenticeship is a major achievement, and you should be proud of all the hard work, long hours, and dedication it took to get here. Now, you’re just one step away from becoming a licensed journeyman electrician in Idaho.

Here’s what to do next:

  1. Prepare for the Exam
    Review the National Electrical Code (NEC), your journeyman exam prep book, and consider using additional study guides or practice tests to brush up on key concepts.
  2. Schedule Your Exam
    Visit the Idaho PSI website: https://test-takers.psiexams.com/idcon/test/TYME9D87
    Be sure to check the Candidate Bulletin for a list of approved reference books and testing locations to ensure you are adequately prepared.
  3. Apply for Your License
    Once you’ve passed the exam and completed your 8,000 hours of on-the-job training, you’re ready to apply for your journeyman license through the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL): https://dopl.idaho.gov/

Professional Licensure Disclosure

State Status Date Last Reviewed State Agency Link 
Alabama Undetermined 7/14/2025 Alabama Electrical Contractors Board
Alaska Undetermined  7/14/2025 Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Arizona Undetermined  7/14/2025 Arizona Registrar of Contractors
Arkansas Undetermined  7/14/2025 Arkansas Department of Labor & Licensing
California Undetermined  7/14/2025 Department of Consumer Affairs, Contractors State License Board
Colorado Meets  7/14/2025 Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Electrical Board
Connecticut Undetermined  7/14/2025 Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Delaware Undetermined  7/14/2025 Delaware Division of Professional Regulation
District of Columbia Undetermined  7/14/2025   DC Board of Industrial Trades (Licensing & Consumer Protection)
Florida Undetermined 7/14/2025 Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Georgia Undetermined  7/14/2025 Georgia Construction Industry Licensing Board, Division of Electrical Contractors.
Hawaii Undetermined  7/14/2025 Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Professional and Vocational Licensing, Board of Electricians and Plumbers
Idaho meets  7/14/2025 Idaho Division of Building Safety
Illinois Undetermined  7/14/2025 No state electrician license requirements; requirements at the local level
Indiana Undetermined 7/14/2025 No state electrician license requirements; requirements at the local level
Iowa Undetermined 7/14/2025 Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, & Licensing
Kansas Undetermined 7/14/2025 No state electrician license requirements; requirements at the local level
Kentucky Undetermined  7/14/2025 Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction, Electrical Division
Louisiana Undetermined 7/14/2025 No state electrician license requirements
Maine Meets 7/14/2025 Maine Professional & Financial Regulation
Maryland Undetermined  7/14/2025 Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation
Massachusetts Undetermined 7/14/2025 Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electricians
Michigan Undetermined 7/14/2025 Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Minnesota Undetermined 7/14/2025 Department of Labor and Industry
Mississippi Undetermined 7/14/2025 Mississippi State Board of Contractors
Missouri Undetermined 7/14/2025 No state electrician license requirements; requirements at the local level
Montana Meets 7/14/2025 Montana Department of Labor and Industry, State Electrical Board.
Nebraska Meets 7/14/2025 Nebraska Electrical Division
Nevada Undetermined 7/14/2025 Nevada State Contractors Board
New Hampshire Meets 7/14/2025 Office of Professional Licensure and Certification, Electrician’s Board
New Jersey Undetermined 7/14/2025 Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Consumer Affairs, Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors
New Mexico Meets 7/14/2025 New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department
New York Undetermined 7/14/2025 No state electrician license requirements; requirements at the local level
North Carolina Undetermined 7/14/2025 State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors
North Dakota Meets 7/14/2025 North Dakota State Electrical Board
Ohio Undetermined 7/14/2025 Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board
Oklahoma Meets 7/14/2025 Oklahoma Construction Industries Board
Oregon Meets 7/14/2025 Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division
Pennsylvania Undetermined 7/14/2025 No state electrician license requirements; requirements at the local level
Puerto Rico Undetermined 7/14/2025  Department of State Government of Puerto Rico
Rhode Island Undetermined 7/14/2025 Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, Division of Workforce Regulation and Safety, Professional Regulations Unit
South Carolina Undetermined 7/14/2025 South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, Residential Builders Commission
South Dakota Meets 7/14/2025 South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, Electrical Commission
Tennessee Undetermined 7/14/2025 TN Department of Commerce and Insurance, Board for Licensing Contractors
Texas Meets 7/14/2025 Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Utah Does not meet 7/14/2025 Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Vermont Undetermined 7/14/2025 Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire Safety
Virgin Islands Undetermined 7/14/2025   Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs
Virginia Undetermined 7/14/2025 Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Washington Undetermined 7/14/2025 Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
West Virginia Undetermined 7/14/2025 West Virginia Fire Commission
Wisconsin Undetermined 7/14/2025 Department of Safety and Professional Services.
Wyoming Meets 7/14/2025 Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety

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