North Dakota electrician license & renewal
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License fee
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Exam
The board reviews experience documentation before inviting an approved applicant to examination; any testing-center fee is paid separately.
Renewal
Master license $50.00 Expires April thirtieth. Journeyman license $25.00 Expires March thirty-first.
Before you begin
Agency guidance
Application fees: master $50; journeyman $25. License/annual renewal fees are also $50 and $25 respectively.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
The application fees are as follows: Master license $50.00 Journeyman license $25.00 The license and registration or annual renewal fees are as follows: Master license $50.00 Expires April thirtieth. Journeyman license $25.00 Expires March thirty-first.Official source
How to get this license
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Start with the licensing authority
Licensing board
North Dakota State Electrical Board
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Check the qualifications
Experience
Journeyman: 8,000 registered-apprentice hours over at least three years under a contracting master/master of record in a jurisdiction with similar licensing and inspection rules, plus apprentice training. Master: at least 2,000 hours as a licensed journeyman under a contracting master/master of record.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
A journeyman electrician shall have completed eight thousand hours experience, which experience may not be obtained in less than three years, registered as an apprentice electrician and successfully completed apprentice electrician training. A master electrician shall have at least two thousand hours of experience working as a licensed journeyman electrician under the supervision of a contracting master electrician or master of record.
Official sourceEducation
Journeyman applicants may receive 2,000 hours of credit for a board-accepted electrical school program of at least two years.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Two thousand hours credit may be granted for a graduate of a two-year or more electrical school accepted by the board.
Official sourceExam
The board reviews experience documentation before inviting an approved applicant to examination; any testing-center fee is paid separately.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Upon final approval of the application by the board, the applicant shall be sent an invitation to take the examination. Examination fees shall be paid separately to the examination testing center provider, if required.
Official sourceInsurance
Contracting masters must show liability insurance; a master of record must show coverage through the organization.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
A contracting master is an individual responsible to adhere to all laws and rules of the North Dakota wiring standards and has shown proof of liability insurance. has shown proof of liability insurance that the master of record is covered by the organization.
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Official sources and verification (11)
Last verified 2026-10-24. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
A journeyman electrician shall have completed eight thousand hours experience, which experience may not be obtained in less than three years, registered as an apprentice electrician and successfully completed apprentice electrician training. A master electrician shall have at least two thousand hours of experience working as a licensed journeyman electrician under the supervision of a contracting master electrician or master of record.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Two thousand hours credit may be granted for a graduate of a two-year or more electrical school accepted by the board.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Upon final approval of the application by the board, the applicant shall be sent an invitation to take the examination. Examination fees shall be paid separately to the examination testing center provider, if required.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
A contracting master is an individual responsible to adhere to all laws and rules of the North Dakota wiring standards and has shown proof of liability insurance. has shown proof of liability insurance that the master of record is covered by the organization.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The license and registration or annual renewal fees are as follows:Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The license and registration or annual renewal fees are as follows: Master license $50.00 Expires April thirtieth. Journeyman license $25.00 Expires March thirty-first.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
No master, journeyman, power limited, or class B electrician license will be renewed unless proof of eight continuing education hours have been submittedOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
a minimum of fifty percent of the hours shall be based on the NFPA 70 2026 edition, National Electrical Code (first version, printed in 2025). The remaining credits shall be subjects related to the electrical industry. Approval of the education curriculum is required by the board.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The application fees are as follows: Master license $50.00 Journeyman license $25.00 The license and registration or annual renewal fees are as follows: Master license $50.00 Expires April thirtieth. Journeyman license $25.00 Expires March thirty-first.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
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Last verified 2026-10-24.
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