Nebraska Journeyman/Contractor Electrical License and Exam Prep

Residential Journeyman Electrician

Applicants must meet these pre-qualifications prior to sitting for the Residential Journeyman Exam:

• Have at least three years experience, acceptable to the board, in the electrical trade. (Registration as an apprentice electrician for those years shall, on the approval of the board, may constitute evidence of such experience)
• The board may by rule or regulation provide for the allowance of one year of experience credit for successful completion of a two-year post-high school electrical course approved by the board

Journeyman Electrician

Applicants must meet these pre-qualifications prior to sitting for the Journeyman Exam:

• Be registered as an apprentice with the board during time employed by an Electrical Contractor.
  AND
• Four years / 8,000 hours of employment history while employed by an Electrical Contractor.

• The board awards one year's experience credit for successful completion of a two-year post high school electrical course, which is acceptable to the State Electrical Board.
  *A minimum of seven hundred contact hours shall be the equivalent of one year of instruction.
  *One year of work experience credit may be given for qualified electrical experience gained in military service.

Electrical Contractor

Applicants must meet these pre-qualifications prior to sitting for the Contractor Exam:

• Be a graduate of a four-year electrical engineering course in an accredited college or university and have at least one year experience, acceptable to the board, as a journeyman electrician;
  OR
• Have at least one year experience, acceptable to the board, as a licensed Journeyman Electrician;
  OR
• Have at least five years experience, acceptable to the board, in planning for, laying out, supervising, and installing wiring, apparatus, or equipment for electrical light, heat, and power