New Hampshire Journeyman Electrician Exam Day: What to Expect

New Hampshire Journeyman Electrician Exam Day: What to Expect

New Hampshire's electrician exams are given by Prov, by computer: 110 questions in 270 minutes, open book, with 70% to pass.

Where you test

Prov has four New Hampshire test centers: two in Concord, one in Nashua and one in Newington. You can also test at any other Prov center in the country, or from home with a remote proctor through Examroom.ai. For remote testing you need a recent computer with a webcam and microphone, Chrome or Firefox, a steady internet connection, a clear desk and a closed room. Run Prov's system check before you book.

Before the day

You schedule only after the Electricians' Board approves you. Rescheduling or canceling is free at least three days before the exam; after that, or if you miss it, the $90 fee is lost. At a test center, arrive early: if the session has started, you are turned away.

What to bring

• A current government photo ID with a signature, whose name matches your registration exactly.
• Your references from Prov's list: the 2020 NEC (or the 2023 NEC), Ugly's Electrical References 2020, the American Electricians' Handbook 17th edition, and your printed copy of RSA 319-C and Elec 300-400.

How your books can be marked

• Allowed: permanent tabs (gummed or self-adhesive with printed inserts), highlighting and underlining done before the exam.
• Not allowed: sticky notes or other movable tabs, handwritten notes or formulas, and anything taped, glued or pasted in, such as an index or a formula sheet.
• You cannot write in your books during the exam.

Pacing

270 minutes for 110 questions is about 2½ minutes a question. Answer the quick look-ups first and mark the motor calculations and multi-table questions for later. Tab Article 430's full-load current tables and Table 430.52 before test day: Motors and Generators alone is 19 questions.

Results and retakes

Prov scores the exam as soon as you finish and sends the result to the Board. If you fail, you must wait 30 days to retest, and there is no limit on attempts. If a year passes from the Board receiving your application without a pass, you file a new application.

Practice first

Our New Hampshire Journeyman practice test is built on the 2020 NEC and New Hampshire's licensing law. For the content, see what is on the Journeyman exam.