Oregon 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: open-book, 52 questions, three hours.
Renewal
License renewal is every three years on October 1.
Before you begin
Agency guidance
General journeyman license and renewal each cost $100; the directory links renewal online.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
License Fee $100.00 Renewal fee is $100. Renew onlineOfficial source
Agency guidance
General supervising electrician license: $100; exam: four hours, two sections, 52 code questions and 12 calculation questions, open book.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
License Fee $100.00 4 hours, 2 section exam, 52 code questions and 12 calculation questions, open book.Official source
Agency guidance
The general supervising electrician designs and lays out work, signs permits and directs electrical-service installations or alterations.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Design, plan, and lay out work; sign all permits; licensee is the only individual authorized to direct, supervise, or control the installation or alteration of an electrical service.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
DCBS Building Codes Division, Electrical
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
BCD - Electrical DCBS - Building Codes Division
Official sourceOfficial agency page
Check the qualifications
Education
Journeyman routes: approved Oregon apprenticeship; or 576 classroom hours plus 8,000 out-of-state work hours, including 1,000 each residential/commercial/industrial; or 16,000 out-of-state hours including 2,000 in each category. The 300-percent rule applies to the out-of-state routes. Submit a high-school diploma, GED or equivalent.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Completion of an approved apprenticeship program in Oregon. Official transcripts verifying 576 hours of classroom training and verification of 8,000 hours of on-the-job experience obtained outside of Oregon. minimum of 1,000 hours in each category: residential, commercial, and industrial (300 percent rule applies). Verification of 16,000 hours of on-the-job experience obtained outside of Oregon showing a minimum of 2,000 hours in each category: residential, commercial, and industrial (300 percent rule applies). Copy of high school diploma, GED or equivalent
Official sourceExperience
General supervisor: hold or qualify for Oregon journeyman licensure and verify another 8,000 hours of journeyman work experience.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Be currently licensed as an Oregon journeyman electrician and provide verification of an additional 8,000 hours of on-the-job journeyman experience. Meet the qualifications to be licensed as an Oregon journeyman electrician and provide verification of an additional 8,000 hours of on-the-job journeyman experience (300 percent rule applies).
Official sourceExam
Journeyman: open-book, 52 questions, three hours.
Bond
No bond required for the individual general journeyman license.
Insurance
No insurance required for the individual general journeyman license.
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Official sources and verification (14)
Last verified 2026-10-24. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
Completion of an approved apprenticeship program in Oregon. Official transcripts verifying 576 hours of classroom training and verification of 8,000 hours of on-the-job experience obtained outside of Oregon. minimum of 1,000 hours in each category: residential, commercial, and industrial (300 percent rule applies). Verification of 16,000 hours of on-the-job experience obtained outside of Oregon showing a minimum of 2,000 hours in each category: residential, commercial, and industrial (300 percent rule applies). Copy of high school diploma, GED or equivalentOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
Be currently licensed as an Oregon journeyman electrician and provide verification of an additional 8,000 hours of on-the-job journeyman experience. Meet the qualifications to be licensed as an Oregon journeyman electrician and provide verification of an additional 8,000 hours of on-the-job journeyman experience (300 percent rule applies).Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
License Fee $100.00 Renewal fee is $100. Renew onlineOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
License Fee $100.00 4 hours, 2 section exam, 52 code questions and 12 calculation questions, open book.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Design, plan, and lay out work; sign all permits; licensee is the only individual authorized to direct, supervise, or control the installation or alteration of an electrical service.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
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