Maine Journeyman Electrician License: Requirements and How to Apply
What Maine requires for a journeyman electrician license: 8,000 hours plus the 576-hour course, Board approval, the 80-question Prov exam, the 45-hour NEC course, reciprocity and renewal.
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Maine Journeyman Electrician License: Requirements and How to Apply
Maine licenses electricians statewide through the Electricians' Examining Board, part of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation. Prov gives the exams. Everything below comes from 32 M.R.S. chapter 17, the Board's own pages and Prov's Maine bulletin (effective October 31, 2026).
What a journeyman may do
A journeyman electrician makes electrical installations while employed by a master electrician, limited electrician or electrical company, under its indirect supervision. A journeyman may supervise two apprentices, two helpers who are enrolled in or have finished the 576-hour course, or one other helper (32 M.R.S. §1202-B).
Experience and training
To sit the exam you need Board approval and one of these routes (32 M.R.S. §1202-B):
| Route | Hours and schooling | When you may test |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | 8,000 hours as a licensed apprentice + the Board's 576-hour course (or an approved apprenticeship course) | After the course and 4,000 of the 8,000 hours |
| Helper | 8,000 hours as a licensed helper + the 576-hour course | After the hours |
| Community college | A 576-hour college electrical program + 8,000 hours as a helper | On completing the program (credited 4,000 hours) |
| High school CTE | An approved CTE electrical program + 8,000 hours | On graduating (credited 1,000 hours) |
| Corrections program | A department of corrections electrical program + 8,000 hours as a helper | On completing it (credited 4,000 hours) |
| Comparable | Experience, education or training the Board accepts | At the Board's discretion |
Any hours still owed must be finished before you apply for the license.
How to apply
- Apply to the Board for the exam, online or on paper, with your work-hour and course documentation.
- Wait for approval. The Board emails an approval notice. A score earned before approval is void.
- Schedule with Prov at a test center in Auburn, Bangor or Presque Isle, any Prov center in the U.S., or remotely through Examroom.ai. The exam fee is $90.
- Apply for the license after you pass, with proof of your hours and a 45-hour National Electrical Code course completed within the two years before you apply.
The exam in brief
| Item | Maine Journeyman Electrician |
|---|---|
| Given by | Prov, by computer or remotely |
| Questions | 80 |
| Time | 3 hours |
| Passing score | 70% (56 correct) |
| Format | Open book |
| Code | 2026 NEC, with Maine's Chapter 120 amendments |
See what is on the Journeyman exam for the content outline.
Licensed in another state?
The Board lists journeyman reciprocity agreements with New Hampshire, Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota and Vermont. State law requires at least 8,000 hours licensed and working in a state with equivalent standards that gives Maine licensees the same privilege, and the Board may waive the 576-hour course (32 M.R.S. §1206). The reciprocity application fee is $171.
Renewal and continuing education
Before each renewal you complete 15 hours of a Board-approved course on the current National Electrical Code. A license can be renewed up to 90 days after it expires with a late fee; after that you are treated as a new applicant unless the Board waives the requirements (32 M.R.S. §1204).
Practice for the exam
Our Maine Journeyman practice test follows Prov's outline on the 2026 NEC, and every question cites the section you would look up on test day. When you are ready to move up, see the Master Electrician requirements.
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