Delaware electrician license & renewal
The requirements, the timing and the official sources. Everything we’ve verified, in one place.
License fee
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Required hours
Journeyperson examination route: at least 8,000 full-time supervised electrical-work hours.
Exam
Original master applicants require board approval for examination; submit supporting documents at least 45 days before the test.
Renewal
Electrician licenses expire on June 30 of even years (e.g., 2020, 2022).
Before you begin
Agency guidance
A Delaware professional license is required for electrical services; journeypersons perform services under supervision.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
To perform electrical services in Delaware, you are required to hold a Delaware professional license as an electrician. … A Journeyperson Electrician license allows you to perform electrical services under supervisionOfficial source
Agency guidance
Application fees (USD): master 203; journeyperson 105. Renewal amounts are communicated at renewal.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Master Electrician | $203 … Journeyperson Electrician | $105 … Renewal Fee – You are notified of the amount of the renewal fee at the time of renewal.Official source
Agency guidance
Full renewal-period CE: master 10 hours, with five NEC hours beginning at the second renewal; journeyperson five hours. Initial periods under one year are exempt; over one but under two years require five hours for masters and two for journeypersons.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
less than one year – you are not required to do CE … more than one year, but less than two years – you are required to complete 5 hours of approved CE … more than one year, but less than two years – you are required to complete 2 hours of approved CE … Active Master, Master Special, Limited and Limited Special Electrician’s must complete 10 hours of approved CE. Beginning with your second renewal, 5 of the 10 CE hours must be related to the National Electric Code. … Active Journeypersons, Residential and Apprentice Electrician’s must complete 5 hours of approved CE.Official source
Agency guidance
Renew in DELPROS every two years before expiration; journeypersons are exempt from the insurance requirement.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
An active Electrician license must be renewed in DELPROS every two years before the expiration date. … Journeyman and Apprentices are exempt from the Insurance requirement.Official source
How to get this license
Use the agency’s requirements below to plan your next steps. Missing details stay marked.
Start with the licensing authority
Licensing board
Delaware Board of Electrical Examiners, Division of Professional Regulation
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Division of Professional Regulation … Board of Electrical Examiners
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Check the qualifications
Required hours
Journeyperson examination route: at least 8,000 full-time supervised electrical-work hours.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
at least 8,000 hours of full-time experience performing electrical work under the supervision of a licensed master electrician, master electrician special, limited electrician, or limited electrician special.
Official sourceEducation
Journeyperson certificate route: a qualifying approved apprenticeship completion certificate waives the journeyperson examination.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Apply for licensure by certificate if you hold a certificate of completion issued by the Department of Labor or approved apprentice program in Delaware or other state, a U.S. territory or the District of Columbia. If you qualify for licensure by certificate, you do not have to pass a journeyperson examination.
Official sourceExperience
Master examination route: approved apprenticeship completion certificate, or six years full-time experience, or four years under a master plus two years technical training.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
If you have completed a registered/approved apprenticeship program and you are applying for Master, Limited or any Special license, you only need a copy of your Certificate of Completion of Apprenticeship. … Master – six years full-time experience OR four years full-time experience under a Master Electrician only AND an official transcript showing two years of technical training.
Official sourceExam
Original master applicants require board approval for examination; submit supporting documents at least 45 days before the test.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
If you need to take the examination for an original license, the Board of Electrical Examiners must approve you to sit for the examination. You must submit the supporting documentation below at least 45 days before the scheduled test date
Official sourceInsurance
Master applicants need at least 300,000 USD general liability coverage, personally or through the employer; submit proof showing the applicant is covered.
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Proof of general liability insurance of at least $300,000. Your name must be on the insurance document you submit even if your employer holds the policy.
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Apply with the agency
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All applications are submitted our online system DELPROS. … Go to: https://delpros.delaware.gov/OH_HomePage.
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Reciprocity
Journeyperson reciprocity requires a current state/territory/DC license and board evaluation of equivalent standards; where standards are not substantially similar, five years full-time supervised experience permits reciprocity without examination.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
If at least one jurisdiction where you hold a current license has substantially similar licensure requirements to Delaware, you qualify for a reciprocity and you do not need to have five years of full-time experience. If none of the jurisdictions where you hold a current license has substantially similar licensure requirements to Delaware, and if you have five years of full-time, supervised experience, you qualify for reciprocity and do not have to pass an exam.Official source
Official sources and verification (14)
Last verified 2026-10-24. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
Division of Professional Regulation … Board of Electrical ExaminersOfficial source
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All applications are submitted our online system DELPROS. … Go to: https://delpros.delaware.gov/OH_HomePage.Official source
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at least 8,000 hours of full-time experience performing electrical work under the supervision of a licensed master electrician, master electrician special, limited electrician, or limited electrician special.Official source
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Apply for licensure by certificate if you hold a certificate of completion issued by the Department of Labor or approved apprentice program in Delaware or other state, a U.S. territory or the District of Columbia. If you qualify for licensure by certificate, you do not have to pass a journeyperson examination.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
If you have completed a registered/approved apprenticeship program and you are applying for Master, Limited or any Special license, you only need a copy of your Certificate of Completion of Apprenticeship. … Master – six years full-time experience OR four years full-time experience under a Master Electrician only AND an official transcript showing two years of technical training.Official source
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If you need to take the examination for an original license, the Board of Electrical Examiners must approve you to sit for the examination. You must submit the supporting documentation below at least 45 days before the scheduled test dateOfficial source
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Proof of general liability insurance of at least $300,000. Your name must be on the insurance document you submit even if your employer holds the policy.Official source
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Electrician licenses expire on June 30 of even years (e.g., 2020, 2022).Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
If at least one jurisdiction where you hold a current license has substantially similar licensure requirements to Delaware, you qualify for a reciprocity and you do not need to have five years of full-time experience. If none of the jurisdictions where you hold a current license has substantially similar licensure requirements to Delaware, and if you have five years of full-time, supervised experience, you qualify for reciprocity and do not have to pass an exam.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
To perform electrical services in Delaware, you are required to hold a Delaware professional license as an electrician. … A Journeyperson Electrician license allows you to perform electrical services under supervisionOfficial source
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Master Electrician | $203 … Journeyperson Electrician | $105 … Renewal Fee – You are notified of the amount of the renewal fee at the time of renewal.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
less than one year – you are not required to do CE … more than one year, but less than two years – you are required to complete 5 hours of approved CE … more than one year, but less than two years – you are required to complete 2 hours of approved CE … Active Master, Master Special, Limited and Limited Special Electrician’s must complete 10 hours of approved CE. Beginning with your second renewal, 5 of the 10 CE hours must be related to the National Electric Code. … Active Journeypersons, Residential and Apprentice Electrician’s must complete 5 hours of approved CE.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
An active Electrician license must be renewed in DELPROS every two years before the expiration date. … Journeyman and Apprentices are exempt from the Insurance requirement.Official source
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Last verified 2026-10-24.
Official sources (5)
- https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/electrician/journeyperson/
- https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/electrician/newlicense/
- https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/electrician/renewal/
- https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/electrician/fees/
- https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/electrician/continuing-education-and-audit-information/
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