license
Journeyman Electrician Licence
State licensing board
$150
exam fee · checked 2026-08
8000 hrs
8000 hours — over a year at 10 hrs/wk
3 yr
renewal cycle — this is a recurring cost
State licensing board — official page →
Where it is actually asked for
- Electrician (national)22%22 of 101 postings
Where it barely came up
It appeared in these samples, but rarely. If one of these is the job you want, this credential is probably not the thing standing between you and it.
- General Maintenance and Repair Worker (national)3%5 of 156 postings
- HVAC and Refrigeration Technician (national)2%1 of 54 postings
- Automotive Service Technician (national)1%1 of 136 postings
These percentages describe the samples we read, listed above with their sizes and dates. They are not a statement about the whole labour market, and absence from this page means we have no evidence either way — not that the credential is worthless. How we know →