Alaska Electrical Administrator Exam (Unlimited Commercial Wiring): Topics and Study Plan
PSI's published outline for Alaska's Unlimited Commercial Wiring administrator exam: 100 questions across 14 areas on the 2020 NEC, NFPA 72, 29 CFR 1926 and Alaska law, with a study plan.
Alaska Electrical Administrator Exam (Unlimited Commercial Wiring): Topics and Study Plan
PSI gives Alaska's electrical administrator exams for the Department of Commerce. The Unlimited Commercial Wiring exam is 100 questions in 4 hours, open book, and you need 70%. PSI's bulletin (updated October 15, 2026) publishes the content outline.
The published outline
| Content area | Questions |
|---|---|
| Grounding and Bonding | 13 |
| Services, Feeders, and Branch Circuits | 13 |
| Raceways and Enclosures | 13 |
| Conductors and Cables | 13 |
| General Electrical Knowledge | 9 |
| Special Occupancies | 8 |
| Motors | 5 |
| Safety | 5 |
| Alaska Statutes and Regulations | 5 |
| Low Voltage | 4 |
| Electrical Power | 3 |
| Lighting | 3 |
| Photovoltaics | 3 |
| Alarm Systems | 3 |
| Total | 100 |
PSI may add up to 10 unscored questions, and their time counts against yours.
The references
Code questions follow only the listed edition: the 2020 NEC. You may also bring NFPA 72 (2013), 29 CFR 1926 (or PSI's 1926 selections) and the free Alaska PDFs: the centralized licensing statutes and regulations, the construction contractor statutes and regulations (AS 08.18; 12 AAC 21) and the electrical administrator statutes and regulations (AS 08.40; 12 AAC 32).
Study plan
- Spend half your time on the big four. Grounding and bonding, services and feeders, raceways, and conductors are 52 of the 100 questions. Know Table 250.66 and Table 250.122, service conductor and disconnect rules in Article 230, conductor ampacity with Table 310.16 and its adjustment and correction factors, and conduit fill from Chapter 9.
- Stay on the 2020 edition. If your other books are 2023, watch the moved rules: non-dwelling unit loads are Table 220.12 in 2020, lighting demand factors Table 220.42, receptacle demand factors Table 220.44, and Class 1 circuits Article 725.
- Special occupancies (8): hazardous location classes and divisions (Articles 500-505), health care (517), places of assembly (518) and marinas and pools (555, 680).
- Motors (5): full-load currents from Tables 430.248-430.250, conductors at 125%, branch-circuit protection from Table 430.52 and overloads from 430.32.
- Safety (5): 29 CFR 1926 Subpart K (ground-fault protection on construction sites, 1926.404), lockout and tagging (1926.417) and clearances. Tab the subpart headings.
- Alaska law (5): who needs an administrator, one contractor per administrator, personal supervision and the 24 man-hour rule, the four-of-six-years experience rule, renewal, CE and fees, contractor bonds and insurance.
- The 3-question areas: PV (Article 690), fire alarm circuits (Article 760 and NFPA 72), lighting (410) and low voltage (725, 800). Learn where they live; three questions each is not worth deep study.
Practice
Our free Alaska Electrical Administrator practice test draws from all 14 areas in PSI's proportions, on the 2020 NEC. For the logistics, see exam day.
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