Maine 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
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Exam
Journeyman examination: 80 multiple-choice questions, 70% passing score; board approval is required before scheduling.
Renewal
Two years based on first licensure date
Before you begin
Agency guidance
Journeymen make electrical installations as employees of a master electrician, limited electrician or electrical company.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
A Journeyman Electrician is a licensed individual making electrical installations in the employment of a Master Electrician, Limited Electrician or Electrical Company.Official source
Agency guidance
A master electrician engages in the business of installing electrical wiring and equipment.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
A Master Electrician is a qualified individual engaging in, or about to engage in, the business of installing electrical wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures and other electrical equipment.Official source
Agency guidance
Journeyman license and biennial renewal: $150; senior journeyman over age 70: $20. Initial SBI report fee: $21.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
License fee of $150.00 for Journeyman Electrician; … $20.00 for Senior Journeyman Electrician (over age 70) … SBI Report fee of $21.00 … Biennial renewal fee of $150.00 for Journeyman Electrician;Official source
Agency guidance
Master license and biennial renewal: $150; senior master over age 70: $20. Initial SBI report fee: $21. The licensing page links the online renewal application.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
License fee of $150.00 for Master Electrician, $20.00 for Senior Master Electrician (over age 70) … SBI Report fee of $21.00 … Biennial renewal fee of $150.00 for Master Electrician … Fill out the online renewal applicationOfficial 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
Electricians' Examining Board
Official agency page
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Electricians' Examining Board - Journeyman Electrician, Senior Journeyman Electrician (over 70 years of age)
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Education
One journeyman route requires 8,000 hours as a licensed apprentice or helper and 576 hours of approved study. Other listed routes include a qualifying two-year technical high-school program with 7,000 work hours, or a Maine community-college/corrections electrical program with 4,000 work hours; these routes also require a 45-hour current NEC course.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Complete at least 8,000 hours of service as a licensed apprentice or helper and satisfactorily complete a program of study comprising 576 hours as approved by the Electricians' Examining Board or from an accredited institution. … Be a graduate of an accredited applied technology high school 2-year electrical program, have worked for 7,000 hours in the field of electrical installations under the supervision of a master or equivalent and have completed a course of not less than 45 hours in the current National Electrical Code; … Be a graduate of a Maine community college electrical program or a vocational-electrical program of the Department of Corrections, have worked for 4,000 hours in the field of electrical installations under the supervision of a master or the equivalent and have completed a course of not less than 45 hours in the current National Electrical Code.
Official sourceExperience
The master application page lists 4,000 hours as a journeyman or 12,000 hours in electrical installations, together with 576 hours of approved study.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Complete at least 4,000 hours of service as a journeyman electrician or at least 12,000 hours of experience in electrical installations, as defined in section 1101, and complete a program of study comprising 576 hours
Official sourceExam
Journeyman examination: 80 multiple-choice questions, 70% passing score; board approval is required before scheduling.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Journeyman Electrician … Do I need to pass a test? … Yes; 80 questions (multiple choice). You must get 70% correct in order to pass. … You must receive approval from the Board prior to scheduling your exam.
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Official sources and verification (14)
Last verified 2026-10-24. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
Electricians' Examining Board - Journeyman Electrician, Senior Journeyman Electrician (over 70 years of age)Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Complete at least 8,000 hours of service as a licensed apprentice or helper and satisfactorily complete a program of study comprising 576 hours as approved by the Electricians' Examining Board or from an accredited institution. … Be a graduate of an accredited applied technology high school 2-year electrical program, have worked for 7,000 hours in the field of electrical installations under the supervision of a master or equivalent and have completed a course of not less than 45 hours in the current National Electrical Code; … Be a graduate of a Maine community college electrical program or a vocational-electrical program of the Department of Corrections, have worked for 4,000 hours in the field of electrical installations under the supervision of a master or the equivalent and have completed a course of not less than 45 hours in the current National Electrical Code.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Complete at least 4,000 hours of service as a journeyman electrician or at least 12,000 hours of experience in electrical installations, as defined in section 1101, and complete a program of study comprising 576 hoursOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
Journeyman Electrician … Do I need to pass a test? … Yes; 80 questions (multiple choice). You must get 70% correct in order to pass. … You must receive approval from the Board prior to scheduling your exam.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Continuing Education - 15 Hour current National Electrical Code course as adopted by the board.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The current National Electrical Code update schedule (PDF) is based on an assumed 3 year code cycle and subject to actual publication dates by the National Electrical Code.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
A Journeyman Electrician is a licensed individual making electrical installations in the employment of a Master Electrician, Limited Electrician or Electrical Company.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
A Master Electrician is a qualified individual engaging in, or about to engage in, the business of installing electrical wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures and other electrical equipment.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
License fee of $150.00 for Journeyman Electrician; … $20.00 for Senior Journeyman Electrician (over age 70) … SBI Report fee of $21.00 … Biennial renewal fee of $150.00 for Journeyman Electrician;Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
License fee of $150.00 for Master Electrician, $20.00 for Senior Master Electrician (over age 70) … SBI Report fee of $21.00 … Biennial renewal fee of $150.00 for Master Electrician … Fill out the online renewal applicationOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
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Last verified 2026-10-24.
Official sources (3)
- https://www1.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/electricians/licensing/journeyman-electrician-senior-journeyman-electrician
- https://www1.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/electricians/licensing/master-electrician-senior-master-electrician
- https://www1.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/electricians/faq
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